Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor

Monitoring the financial services industry to help companies navigate through regulatory compliance, enforcement, and litigation issues

The Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor, published by Troutman Pepper Locke, covers legal developments and regulatory updates affecting consumer financial services. Topics include state and federal regulatory actions, enforcement trends, and litigation impacting lending, housing, employment discrimination, financial institutions, and fintech innovations. The blog addresses issues such as disparate impact rules, administrative law challenges involving agencies like the CFPB, regulatory compliance deadlines, and risk mitigation strategies. It also discusses legislative initiatives, financial fraud in auto lending, and the intersection of consumer finance with emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and digital assets.

On June 2, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Reserve Board (FRB) jointly announced another step in their effort to eliminate “reputation risk” from the federal banking supervisory framework, an

On May 19, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14406, “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System,” which establishes a new policy to safeguard financial institutions against structural credit risks and deter fraud and abuse. The order links illicit