Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Monitise Bought, Prime Reloaded And The CFPB’s Change Of Heart

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  |  Legal & 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  |  Legal & 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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