Rohit Chopra

CFPB and European Commission Open Dialogue About Digitization of Finance
CFPB and European Commission Open Dialogue About Digitization of Finance
July 17, 2023  |  CFPB

As financial services become more digital, consumer advocates on both sides of the Atlantic are taking notice. To that end, Didier Reynders, commissioner for justice...

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CFPB’s Rule-Making Agenda Hints Summer May Get Heated for Big Tech 
CFPB’s Rule-Making Agenda Hints Summer May Get Heated for Big Tech 
July 04, 2023  |  CFPB

The grills are hot.  The July Fourth fireworks are primed to sizzle in the night sky. For Big Tech, a long hot summer may give...

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CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
June 14, 2023  |  CFPB

At the latest hearing focused on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, things got heated even before Director Rohit Chopra uttered a word. At the Wednesday...

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CFPB Warns Against ‘Poorly Deployed’ Banking Chatbots
CFPB Warns Against ‘Poorly Deployed’ Banking Chatbots
June 06, 2023  |  CFPB

America’s consumer protection watchdog says it’s monitoring the banking sector’s use of AI-powered chatbots. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Tuesday (June 6) that...

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CFPB Fines Installment Lender OneMain $20 Million for Upsell and Refund Practices
CFPB Fines Installment Lender OneMain $20 Million for Upsell and Refund Practices
May 31, 2023  |  Loans

OneMain Financial, a nonbank personal loan installment lender, has been slapped with $20 million in redress and penalties by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...

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CFPB Begins to ‘Muscle Up’ AI Regulations
CFPB Begins to ‘Muscle Up’ AI Regulations
May 28, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

America’s consumer watchdog is among the many organizations beefing up its artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday (May 26),...

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CFPB Head Says Large Banks Should Pay for Insuring ‘Uninsured’ Depositors
CFPB Head Says Large Banks Should Pay for Insuring ‘Uninsured’ Depositors
May 11, 2023  |  Banking

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says big banks should pay for insuring “uninsured” depositors. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, who is a member of the Federal...

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CFPB’s Chopra Eyes Big Tech’s Payments Efforts and Stablecoin Risks for Review
CFPB’s Chopra Eyes Big Tech’s Payments Efforts and Stablecoin Risks for Review
April 04, 2023  |  CFPB

The words “systemic” and “risk” have been on everyone’s lips in the past few weeks. And for Big Tech, at least, the regulatory gaze will...

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CFPB Issues Warning to ‘Abusive’ Consumer Finance Firms
CFPB Issues Warning to ‘Abusive’ Consumer Finance Firms
April 03, 2023  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reminding lenders of its 13-year-old rule against “abusive” conduct. The CFPB issued a policy statement Monday (April 3) explaining...

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