Consumer Groups Claim Bipartisan Concern over CFPB’s Debt Collection Proposal
← Previous Article Next Article → The Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) and the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), two consumer advocacy groups, claim that a new poll shows bipartisan concern over certain elements of the Consumer Financial Protection...
CFPB Announces New Coordination Project with State Regulators
← Previous Article Next Article → Earlier today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), alongside multiple state regulators, launched the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN), which aims to enhance coordination between federal and...
NAFSA Member Tribes Meet with CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger
← Previous Article Next Article → On September 5, 2019, Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), held her first meeting with Tribal nations by sitting down with Tribal leaders from the Native American Financial Services...
CFPB To Host Second Symposium on Behavioral Economics
← Previous Article Next Article → The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced earlier today that it will hold a second symposium on September 19 entitled “Behavioral Economics and Consumer Financial Services Policy.”The symposium will include...
CFPB Receives Praise from Pennsylvania Enforcement Officer
← Previous Article Next Article → Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) enforcement attorney, Nicholas Smyth, who now works for Pennsylvania’s consumer financial protection unit, praised the federal agency, saying that enforcement under Director...
Lawsuit over OCC’s Fintech Charter Thrown Out… Again
← Previous Article Next Article → In a ruling earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich dismissed a lawsuit by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) plan to issue a special...
Canadian City Proposes Location Restrictions for Payday Lenders
← Previous Article Next Article → Last week, the planning department for Ottawa proposed restrictions for new payday loan businesses in the city. The proposal stems from a decision by the Ontario provincial government last year to allow cities to determine... CFPB Argues that States Can Pursue Parallel Enforcement Claims
← Previous Article Next Article → In an amicus brief filed yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) told the Third Circuit that state attorneys general can pursue enforcement claims that are parallel to enforcement claims brought by the...
