Nov 28, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
Banking Trade Groups Argue Interest Rate Cap Could Impact Subprime Borrowers’ Credit Access In a recent joint letter to lawmakers, seven bank trade groups warned that the Military Lending Act, which would impose a 36 percent interest rate cap on consumer loans, could...
Nov 2, 2023 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
CFPB’s Biennial Credit Card Report Finds Consumers Paid More than $130 Billion in Interest and Fees in 2022 Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its biennial report on the consumer credit card market to Congress, which found that...
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...
