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April

23
2024
Industry News

House Subcommittee Chair: ‘Rogue’ CFPB Needs Guardrails from Congress

While the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure is pending, members of Congress discussed the topic in an agency audit hearing, “Reviewing CFPB Financial Reporting and Transparency.”

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April

23
2024
Industry News

AG Campbell Issues Advisory Providing Guidance On How State Consumer Protection And Other Laws Apply To Artificial Intelligence

BOSTON — Amidst a widespread increase in businesses’ use of artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making systems (“AI”), including in consumer-facing contexts, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued an advisory to provide guidance to developers, suppliers, and users of AI regarding their obligations under state consumer protection, anti-discrimination, and data security laws.

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April

23
2024
Industry News

CFPB finalizes rule to change its supervision designation procedures for nonbanks

On April 16, the CFPB issued a procedural rule to change how the Bureau will designate nonbanks for supervision. Under the CFPA, the CFPB was authorized to supervise a nonbank covered person if the Bureau had reasonable cause to determine if the nonbank covered person was engaged in financial services-related conduct that posed a risk to consumers.

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April

23
2024
Industry News

CFPB Letter to Connecticut State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports

I write on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding Senate Bill 395 as amended (SB395), which would prohibit health care providers in Connecticut from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies for use in a consumer report.

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April

23
2024
Industry News

Utah AI Laws Require Consumer-Facing Disclosures Starting May 1

Two laws take effect in Utah on May 1 that impose legal requirements on a broad range of generative AI uses. The laws:

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