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January

9
2025
Industry News

CFPB Approves Application from Financial Data Exchange to Issue Standards for Open Banking

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an order recognizing Financial Data Exchange, Inc. (FDX) as a standard setting body under the CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights rule. The order of recognition is the first to be issued under the rule. The Personal Financial Data Rights rule, which was released in October 2024, requires financial institutions, credit card issuers, and other financial providers to unlock an individual’s personal financial data and transfer it to another provider at the consumer’s request for free.

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January

9
2025
Industry News

Federal Court Allows FCRA Claim to Proceed Over Alleged Unauthorized Credit Pulls

Recently, the Eastern District of Kentucky denied a motion to dismiss under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) after finding the plaintiffs alleged sufficient facts to support a reasonable inference that credit reports were pulled without a permissible purpose.

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January

9
2025
Industry News

CFPB Adjusts Various Penalty Amounts Based on Inflation

The CFPB recently issued a rule to adjust maximum penalty amounts under various statutes that it administers. Included among the adjustments are the amounts for the three tiers of civil money penalties that the CFPB may impose for violations of consumer financial protection laws under the Dodd-Frank Act.

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January

9
2025
Industry News

FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listedbelow on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in theCommission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street, N.E.,Washington, D.C. Bureau, Office, and Task Force leaders will summarize the work their teamshave done over the last four years in a series of panel presentations.

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January

9
2025
Industry News

California Joins States in Levying $20 Million Penalty Against Nation’s Largest Nonbank Mortgage Servicing Company

Today, California and 52 state financial regulatory agencies announced a coordinated action against mortgage company Bayview Asset Management LLC, and three of its affiliates, Lakeview Loan Servicing, Community Loan Servicing, and Pingora Holdings (collectively the Bayview Companies), for deficient cybersecurity practices and for not fully cooperating with state regulators following a data breach that impacted 5.8 million customers.

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