On October 22, 2021 redlining hell broke loose. Trustmark – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in cooperation with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), took action today to put an end to alleged redlining by Trustmark National Bank. The CFPB and DOJ allege that Trustmark discriminated against Black and Hispanic neighborhoods by deliberately not marketing, offering, or originating home loans to consumers in majority-Black and […]
Tag: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB GUIDANCE ON FDCPA AND REGULATION F
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.
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 […]