Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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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Republicans Look To Weaken CFPB’s Power, But Face Tough Opposition From Democrats
Republicans Look To Weaken CFPB’s Power, But Face Tough Opposition From Democrats
May 01, 2017  |  CFPB

Ever since the Dodd-Frank Act gave the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) jurisdiction over just about every US business that provides some form of consumer...

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CFPB Touts Structural Changes Won’t Impact Operations
CFPB Touts Structural Changes Won’t Impact Operations
April 03, 2017  |  Regulation

The Trump administration’s Justice Department’s March 17 brief outlining the possible unconstitutional structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was met with some resistance from...

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CFPB Director Cordray Defends Agency In Republican Crosshairs
CFPB Director Cordray Defends Agency In Republican Crosshairs
April 03, 2017  |  Regulation

Republicans and President Trump want to wrest the power from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a consumer watchdog put into place under former President...

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Justice Department Calls CFPB’S Structure Unconstitutional
Justice Department Calls CFPB’S Structure Unconstitutional
March 20, 2017  |  CFPB

In a brief filed on Friday (March 17) in a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Justice Department declared that the agency’s...

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Could The GOP’s Eagerness To Derail The CFPB Backfire?
Could The GOP’s Eagerness To Derail The CFPB Backfire?
December 27, 2016  |  CFPB

Though Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers have it out for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, actually giving the regulator the ax may be much more...

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CFPB Acts Against Deceptive Pawn Companies
CFPB Acts Against Deceptive Pawn Companies
December 20, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Monday (Dec. 19) that it took action against four Virginia pawnbrokers for what it said was deceptive practices...

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