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October

19
2023
Industry News

CFPB, DOJ Issue Confusing, but Ominous, Warning to Creditors Who Deny Aliens Credit

On October 18, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a “joint statement” with DOJ in the Federal Register “to assist creditors and borrowers in understanding the potential civil rights implications of a creditor's consideration of an individual's immigration status under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)”.

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October

19
2023
Industry News

Big banks are quietly cutting thousands of employees, and more layoffs are coming

The largest American banks have been quietly laying off workers all year — and some of the deepest cuts are yet to come.

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October

19
2023
Industry News

CFPB Proposes Rule to Jumpstart Competition and Accelerate Shift to Open Banking

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would accelerate a shift toward open banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives and would gain new protections against companies misusing their data.

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October

19
2023
Industry News

Senate passes resolution of disapproval for CFPB’s 1071 rule

The Senate passed a joint resolution of disapproval Wednesday on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s section 1071 rule. CUNA wrote in support of the resolution, which would void the rule through the Congressional Review Act.

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October

19
2023
Industry News

Senate votes to overturn CFPB small-business lending rule

The Senate voted 53-44 Wednesday to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule requiring personal information on small-business borrowers, including race and sex, from the financial institutions that lend to them.

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