House Passes Financial Inclusion Bill
On October 28, the House of Representatives passed the Financial Inclusion in Banking Act, a bill that aims to address “systemic barriers in traditional banking and promotes greater inclusion in our nation’s financial system.” According to Congressman David Scott, who...
Congressional Democrats Urge CFPB to Continue Gathering Mortgage Data
Senator Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger urging her and the CFPB to continue collecting Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HDMA) data, which the letter says...
State AGs Asking Federal Regulator to Prohibit Debt Collectors from Using Social Media
State Attorneys General (AGs) from 28 states sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asking the federal regulator to prohibit debt collectors from using social media to contact consumers about an outstanding debt. Announced earlier this year,...
Consumer Complaints Rise over Credit Monitoring Services
According to American Banker, there has been a sudden rise in the number of consumer complaints in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) complaint database over credit monitoring services provided by the three major credit bureaus. In 2019 alone, 86 people...
OCC Announces Appeal to Judge’s Decision on Fintech Charter
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced today that it will appeal a district judge’s ruling that the federal regulator cannot issue a special-purpose fintech charter to a nonbank entity that is ineligible for federal deposit insurance. “The...
Kraninger-led CFPB Finds Middle Ground in Enforcement
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under the leadership of Kathy Kraninger has found a middle-ground in policing the financial services sector, initiating more enforcement actions than her predecessor Mick Mulvaney but less than Obama-appointed Richard...
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Constitutionality of CFPB
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to review Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a case that centers on the constitutionality of the CFPB. The dispute originated when Seila Law, a law firm, refused to turn over documents to the CFPB when...
Disagreements Arise within the Trump Administration over Student Loans
Over the past year, there has been a quiet battle brewing between the Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over the student loan industry. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the CFPB, sent a letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren stating... 