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October

9
2023
Industry News

Rohit Chopra: 'Financial markets are much better off with the CFPB'

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said if an attempt to invalidate his agency's funding is successful before the Supreme Court, it would add more uncertainty for the mortgage industry and create "a lot of headaches" for consumers.

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October

9
2023
Industry News

US consumer watchdog warns payment systems risk Chinese-style surveillance

(Reuters) -The top U.S. agency for consumer financial protection is considering regulatory moves to help protect the public from the kind of excessive surveillance of their financial data enabled by payment structures in China, its director said on Friday.

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October

9
2023
Industry News

CFPB Initiates FCRA Rulemaking on Medical Debt and Data Brokers

On September 21, the CFPB announced that it has initiated a rulemaking process under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) that would remove medical bills from consumer credit reports.

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October

9
2023
Industry News

NY proposes amendments of debt collector rules

On September 30, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (Department) published proposed amendments to its rules relating to debt collectors.

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October

6
2023
Industry News

Student Loan Debt Relief Scammers Permanently Banned from Industry, Ordered to Turn Over Assets under Proposed Order

Two groups of student loan debt relief scammers will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and are required to turn over their assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

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