Jun 1, 2022 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Interpretive Rule Empowers State Enforcement In May, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new interpretive rule that empowers states’ consumer protection enforcement bodies to enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The Bureau also said...
May 30, 2022 | Financial Literacy, News
Federal Reserve’s Latest Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households Report Finds Roughly 1/3 of Americans Could Not Cover $400 Emergency Expense Out of Pocket In its Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2021 report, issued last week, the Federal Reserve found that...
May 27, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
Senators Author Bipartisan Plan to Create Oversight Body For Emerging Financial Technologies Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are set to release draft legislation on digital assets, which will be open for a month-long public comment...
May 25, 2022 | Federal Regulation, News
Fifth Circuit May Invalidate CFPB Funding Structure Since the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the legislation that established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), was passed by Congress and signed into law 12 years ago, CFPB’s...
May 23, 2022 | Banks & Credit Unions, FinTech, News
Four California Legislators Push FDIC to Crack Down on Bank-Fintech Partnerships In a letter to the FDIC sent earlier this month, four California legislators asked the federal regulator to crack down on partnerships between banks—which are regulated by the FDIC—and...
May 20, 2022 | Federal Regulation, News
Senate Banking Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for Fed Nominee Michael Barr On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for three of President Biden’s nominees for various positions. In addition to Michael Barr, chosen to be the Federal...
