On December 6, 2018 the Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Kathy Kraninger as the new Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). She has no experience leading a government agency, no experience in financial institution regulatory matters, and no experience in consumer protection. So, there is no track record upon which to speculate about the direction of the agency with her holding the reins. Let’s enjoy the Holiday season, watch Director Kraninger’s first steps […]
Category: CFPB
TWO SMALL ENTITY COMPLIANCE GUIDES UPDATED FOR EGRRCPA
Last week the Bureau of Consumer financial Protection (BCFP) issued revised versions of the small entity compliance guides for the Loan Originator Rule and the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) Rule. Both Guides are updated for changes resulting from the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA). The Loan Originator Rule, among other requirements, addresses loan originator compensation, defines the concept of a loan originator and addresses qualification and other requirements related […]
BUREAU RELEASES COMPLAINT SNAPSHOT
On October 23, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the Bureau) released its Complaint Snapshot: 50 State Report. According to the Bureau, the report “…provides a high-level overview of trends in consumer complaints and supplements the Consumer Response Annual Report with more recent information on complaints about consumer financial products and services by state.” From July 2011, when the Bureau began receiving complaints, through June 30, 2018, the Bureau had received approximately 1,578,700 complaints. The […]
BCFP PUTS BRAKES ON PAYDAY LOANS
On October 26, 2018 the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection announced that it expects to issue proposed rules in January 2019 that will reconsider its rule regarding Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans and address the rule’s compliance date. The Bureau will make final decisions regarding the scope of the proposal closer to the issuance of the proposed rules. However, the Bureau is currently planning to propose revisiting only the ability-to-repay provisions and not the payments […]
CFPB RELEASES FALL 2018 RULEMAKING AGENDA
On Wednesday, October 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, or the Bureau) released its second of two rulemaking agendas for 2018. The Fall 2018 installment of the semi-annual agenda includes items in the prerule, proposed rule, and final rule stages. In addition, the CFPB released a list of long term actions anticipated beyond the next 12 months. Three items are listed in the pre-rule stage. Those include rulemakings to exempt certain creditors with assets […]