Today’s podcast show is a repurposed webinar that we produced on April 22nd, titled “Navigating State AG Investigations: A Playbook For Financial Services Companies.” State Attorneys General (AG) investigations can present significant challenges for businesses and legal practitioners. We offer
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CFPB won’t make small business reporting rule a priority
The CFPB has announced it will not make enforcement of its rule requiring financial institutions to report their lending to women-owned, LGBTQI+-owned and minority-owned small businesses a priority.
“The bureau takes this step in the interest of focusing resources on
Trump Administration to withdraw McKernan’s nomination to serve as CFPB Director
President Trump will withdraw Jonathan McKernan’s nomination as CFPB Director, as he nominates him as the Treasury Department’s Undersecretary of Domestic Policy, the New York Times and Law360 reported.
When McKernan’s nomination was first announced on Friday, Trump Administration officials
Trump signs resolution nullifying CFPB overdraft rule
President Trump has signed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution nullifying the CFPB’s controversial overdraft rule.
The rule was issued by the Biden Administration and had attracted opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill and Trump Administration officials. House and Senate
Trump to nominate CFPB nominee to Treasury Department position
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 9 that President Trump intends to nominate Jonathan McKernan, his nominee to head the CFPB, as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at Treasury.
The Senate Banking Committee approved McKernan’s nomination to head the CFPB
CFPB won’t prioritize BNPL enforcement
The CFPB will not make enforcement of its Buy Now, Pay Later rule a priority, according to a recent statement.
“The Bureau will instead keep its enforcement and supervision resources focused on pressing threats to consumers, particularly servicemen and veterans,”
Today’s podcast episode: The Impact of the Election on the FTC
Today’s podcast features Stephen Calkins, a law professor at Wayne State University in Detroit and former General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”).
President Trump recently fired, without good cause, the two Democratic members of the FTC, leaving
Citing CFPB cutbacks, Pennsylvania Governor is beefing up consumer protection efforts
Citing cutbacks at the federal level, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has launched a new centralized consumer protection hotline, website and email address to make it easier for state residents to report allegations of scams and resolve financial and insurance issues.
What in the world does birthright citizenship have to do with consumer financial services?
The short answer is that the outcome of the Supreme Court hearing (whose oral argument is scheduled for May 15 at 10 am) is of immense importance to all stakeholders in the consumer financial services industry. We will explain why
CFPB, industry groups ask Federal Judge to kill bureau medical debt rule
The CFPB says it wants to scrap a Biden Administration rule that prohibits credit reporting agencies from including medical debts on credit reports, one of many Biden era rules that the Trump Administration has sought to nullify.
The rule had