Jul 8, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Issues Final Rule on Small Dollar Lending Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-awaited small dollar lending rule to preserve consumer access to competition and credit. Upon finding the mandatory underwriting...
Jul 1, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
FDIC Issues Rule to Codify Permissible Interest on Transferred Loans The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently issued a final rule to codify guidance that accurate interest rates are determined when loans are made, and not affected by any loan...
Jun 29, 2020 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
SCOTUS Rules that President Can Remove CFPB Director at Will, But Bureau Can Remain This morning, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Seila Law LLC v. CFPB, ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can remain in place, although the...
Jun 26, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
Fed Adds Coronavirus-Related Scenarios to Annual Bank Stress Tests As part of the Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests, it is also assessing large banks’ abilities to handle recession scenarios related to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release announcing...
Jun 24, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Launches Pilot Advisory Opinion Program Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a pilot advisory opinion (AO) program to better assess regulatory uncertainty with current regulations. The proposed program adds to previous efforts to improve...
Jun 5, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
Acting OCC Head Calls for Ending Coronavirus-Related Shutdowns to Boost Economy Brian Brooks, who became acting Comptroller of the Currency after former Comptroller Joseph Otting stepped down last week, has called for states to end the shutdown orders that were put in...
