May 20, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Outlines Billing Error Responsibilities of Financial Firms During Pandemic Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a statement and FAQs concerning the obligations of financial firms during the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the...
May 13, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
Senate Democrats Urge CFPB to Start Over on Payday Rule United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) was recently joined by 11 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger, pressing her and the...
May 11, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Releases Final Remittance Rule, Expanding Temporary Protections and Making Them Permanent Earlier today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule regarding remittance transfers, also known as international money transfers, which places...
May 4, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Report Shows Substantial Decline in Credit Applications in March According to a report issued last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumer credit applications considerably declined in March, likely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Apr 16, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule to Allow Consumers to Receive Economic Impact Payments Quickly Via Prepaid Cards Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule paving the way for consumers to collect the pandemic-relief...
Apr 13, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
Former CFPB Director Cordray Publishes White Paper Pushing Agency to Proactively Help Consumers During Pandemic Richard Cordray, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) before leaving the agency to run for Ohio Governor in the 2018 election, recently...
