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Washington Weekly: CFPB’s Future and the Impact of CDFI Cuts on Credit Unions
Washington Weekly: CFPB’s Future and the Impact of CDFI Cuts on Credit Unions
March 17, 2025  |  Regulation

By the standards set previously in Q1, this Monday wasn’t as manic as most. In fact there’s an element of “business as usual” in this...

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CFPB Back at Office to Deal With Complaint Backlog
CFPB Back at Office to Deal With Complaint Backlog
March 16, 2025  |  CFPB

Reports of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) death may have been somewhat exaggerated.  Last month, the Trump administration shuttered the regulator’s offices and essentially...

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What FinTech Regulation and the Trucking Industry Have in Common
What FinTech Regulation and the Trucking Industry Have in Common
March 10, 2025  |  Regulation

The deregulation of financial services — and particularly of FinTechs — may be viewed by some as a reaction to overregulation, where innovation has been...

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Congressional Actions Against CFPB Overdraft, Digital Payments Rules May Spur Financial Services Innovation
Congressional Actions Against CFPB Overdraft, Digital Payments Rules May Spur Financial Services Innovation
March 06, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

Wednesday’s (March 5) actions in Congress against two Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rules — one governing digital payments providers, the other focused on bank...

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CFPB’s Payment App and Overdraft Rules Face Challenges in Congress
CFPB’s Payment App and Overdraft Rules Face Challenges in Congress
March 05, 2025  |  CFPB

Two rules announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) during the Biden administration suffered setbacks in Congress on Wednesday (March 5). The Senate voted...

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Report: CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Zelle Operator and Owner Banks
Report: CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Zelle Operator and Owner Banks
March 04, 2025  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reportedly dropped its lawsuit targeting the operator and three owner banks of Zelle. The regulator said in a Tuesday...

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Report: CFPB Wants Time to Review Lawsuit Against Comerica Bank
Report: CFPB Wants Time to Review Lawsuit Against Comerica Bank
March 03, 2025  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asked a federal judge Monday (March 3) to pause the enforcement action that the agency filed against Comerica Bank...

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CFPB, Crypto and Consumer Confidence: Inside DC’s Unpredictable Regulatory Storm
CFPB, Crypto and Consumer Confidence: Inside DC’s Unpredictable Regulatory Storm
March 03, 2025  |  Politics

If you’re tracking the mania in Washington, D.C., from a financial services perspective these days, you might notice that it’s starting to resemble a weather...

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Section 1033 May Fall Short of its Data Security and Open Banking Goals
Section 1033 May Fall Short of its Data Security and Open Banking Goals
March 03, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

There’s a rule of thumb in law that states that hard cases make bad law. The sentiment can be reworked a bit to extend to...

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