CFPB

Credit union, bank groups trade shots over CFPB supervision of big CUs

05/07/19

A proposal to give the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau jurisdiction over credit unions with $10 billion or more of assets has sparked a war of words between the longtime foes.

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Dear CFPB: Let the QM ‘patch’ expire

05/07/19

A GSE exemption in the bureau’s “qualified mortgage” rule is set to sunset in 2021, and regulators should not try to extend it as some experts have suggested.

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The next-gen CEO, JPM jumps the snark, TD's cloud jump: Top stories of the week

05/03/19

Exploring the rise of the next-gen bank CEO; backlash over JPMorgan's snarky tweet; TD Bank's calculated shift to the cloud; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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‘Mini CFPB’ won’t solve California’s bank regulation problems

05/03/19

The state should overhaul its Department of Business Oversight, but proposals to create a statewide financial protection bureau miss the mark.

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OCC official provides more detail on financial innovation pilot

05/02/19

The head of the agency's innovation office said the program will be available only to OCC-regulated institutions.

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CFPB turns its reg relief focus to HMDA

05/02/19

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed steps to ease Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requirements, just days after announcing it was retiring a platform to let users analyze raw mortgage data.

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CFPB fines student loan servicer $3.9 million for unfair practices

05/01/19

Conduent Education Services has agreed to pay $3.9 million to the CFPB for failing to provide accurate account balances on more than 200,000 student loans.

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New York launches its own 'mini CFPB'

04/30/19

The Department of Financial Services has created a statewide financial protection division focused on corporate compliance and consumer issues, in line with steps taken by New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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OCC seeks comment on fintech pilot program

04/30/19

The proposed program would allow companies to test innovative products that “present significant opportunities or benefits” for consumers, businesses and other financial institutions.

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Durbin reintroduces bill to cap consumer loans at 36%

04/30/19

The Democratic senator's legislation, which has been floated in previous years, would apply to the APRs on all open-end and closed-end consumer credit transactions.

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