Oct 26, 2023 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Proposes Personal Financial Data Rights Rule Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a Personal Financial Data Rights Rule, which it says will promote a shift toward open banking where consumers have more control over their financial...
Oct 9, 2023 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
Supreme Court Signals Skepticism on Claims CFPB is Unconstitutional Since it was created, opponents of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have argued that its funding structure—among other elements—was unconstitutional. Last October, those opponents got a...
Oct 3, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
Senate Advances SAFER Banking Act, Sending Legislation to Senate Floor Last week, the Senate Banking Committee approved the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, a week after it was filed with revisions to garner more bipartisan buy-in. The...
Sep 26, 2023 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Launches Rulemaking to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), announced a new rulemaking process to remove medical debts from Americans’ credit reports. The Bureau says that the proposals under...
Sep 11, 2023 | Federal Regulation, News
Senate Confirms Biden’s Fed Nominees Last week, the Senate confirmed three of President Biden’s Federal Reserve nominees: Philip Jefferson to serve as the Fed’s vice chair, Adriana Kugler to serve on the Fed’s Board of Governors, and the renomination of Lisa Cook to...
Aug 23, 2023 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Announces Rule to Limit Types of Consumer Data that Can be Sold by Data Brokers Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said last week at a White House roundtable that the agency plans to propose a rule under the Fair Credit Reporting...
