Nov 27, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
Trump Names Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary Last week, President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire investor Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, likely positioning Bessent to be the key leader of Trump’s economic team. As in his previous administration, Trump...
Nov 25, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
Regulators Largely Pausing New Rules Until Next Administration Three top financial regulators, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve (Fed) recently told the House Financial Services...
Nov 12, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Under Incoming Trump Administration Likely to Roll Back Credit Card and Banking Rules The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will likely reverse several of its Biden-era rules and scale back its regulatory agenda after President-elect Donald Trump...
Oct 31, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Finalizes Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized its Personal Financial Data Rights Rule which it says is designed to give consumers greater privacy, security, and rights over their personal...
Oct 23, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Ramping Up Enforcement Efforts with SCOTUS Decision in Rear View The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently began to revive its enforcement efforts, as the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has mostly settled questions regarding the bureau’s funding after...
Oct 9, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Issues Warning to Medical Debt Collectors The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has started crafting a bill that would bar the reporting of medical debt on consumer credit reports, part of a broader push by the agency against medical debt. The CFPB has...
