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.
Category: CFPB
SENATE CONFIRMS CHOPRA AS CFPB DIRECTOR
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
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
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 […]
CFPB PUBLISHES PROPOSAL FOR SMALL BUSINESS LOAN DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING
On August 31, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a 918-page notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. That section amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to require financial institutions to collect and report certain data in connection with credit applications made by women- or minority-owned businesses and small businesses. Comments on the NPRM will be due no later than 90 days after the date it […]