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On October 1, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a series of 27 Frequently Asked Questions covering the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Regulation F. Regulation F is effective on November 30, 2021.

FLOOD INSURANCE FUNDING CONTINUED

Posted by jholzknecht on  October 2, 2021
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Category: FEMA, Flood Insurance
On September 30, 2021, Congress passed a last-minute, short-term funding measure, averting a government shutdown that would have curtained most Federal operations, including the National Flood Insurance Program. The house approved the measure that continues funding until December 3, 2021 in the morning, the senate took action in the afternoon, and President Biden signed the bill that evening.

SENATE CONFIRMS CHOPRA AS CFPB DIRECTOR

Posted by jholzknecht on  October 2, 2021
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Category: CFPB
On September 30, nine months into the Biden administration, the U.S. Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by a 50 – 48 vote.

HMDA FIG UPDATED

Posted by jholzknecht on  September 13, 2021
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Category: CFPB, HMDA, Regulation C
On September 10, 2021. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its 2022 Filing Instructions Guide (FIG). The FIG is a compendium of resources to help HMDA covered financial institutions file annual HMDA data collected in 2022 with the CFPB in 2023.

EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PAYDAY LENDING RULES SET BY COURT

Posted by jholzknecht on  September 3, 2021
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On August 31, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, granted the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau’s (CFPB) motion for summary judgment in Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd., Consumer Service Alliance of Texas v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [and its Director], and ordered that the August 19, 2019, compliance date of the “Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans” Rule (12 CFR Part 1041 – Regulation OO) be stayed until
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