CFPB

Today In Data: CFPB Prepaid Card Rules
Today In Data: CFPB Prepaid Card Rules
June 20, 2017  |  Today In Data

Prepaid card rules have been under fire ever since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put out its new regulations back in October 2016. The...

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Second Thoughts: CFPB And Prepaid Card Rules
Second Thoughts: CFPB And Prepaid Card Rules
June 20, 2017  |  CFPB

Despite industry concerns — and a potential congressional challenge — the new CFPB prepaid card regulations looked full steam ahead to go into effect on...

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Data Should be Held Back from Consumers, Says Treasury Report
Data Should be Held Back from Consumers, Says Treasury Report
June 15, 2017  |  CFPB

As the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) remains in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and members of Congress, data privacy has been top of...

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Trump Treasury Department Wants To Depower CFPB
Trump Treasury Department Wants To Depower CFPB
June 13, 2017  |  Regulation

In a report released late yesterday (June 12), the Treasury Department officially recommended that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be substantially stripped of its powers....

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For CFPB, About Face On Debt Collection?
For CFPB, About Face On Debt Collection?
June 12, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reversed course about debt collection, and, as The American Banker noted, “in a big win for third-party debt...

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Dodd-Frank Rollback Tops Regulatory Landscape
Dodd-Frank Rollback Tops Regulatory Landscape
June 12, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Big picture thinking dominated news surrounding financial services and payments regulations this past week. In the U.K., a contentious election brought “hard” and “soft” Brexit into...

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Today In Data: Dodd-Frank And Other US Government Updates
Today In Data: Dodd-Frank And Other US Government Updates
June 09, 2017  |  Today In Data

Government regulation is at the core of what helps shape the financial system in nearly every country, and the U.S. is no different. In this...

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House Financial Choice Act Scuttles Parts of Dodd-Frank Financial Industry Reforms
House Financial Choice Act Scuttles Parts of Dodd-Frank Financial Industry Reforms
June 09, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

In the halls of Congress and in the halls of Wall Street it wasn’t all about Comey Thursday. The House of Representatives approved a bill...

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