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Category Archives: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Over at the Consumer Finance Monitor blog, Alan Kaplinsky has questioned the legal authority for President Trump’s Executive Order barring so-called debanking; that is, when banks close bank accounts based on someone’s political views. The blog post argues that to the extent that the EO is based on the CFPB’s and FTC’s unfairness powers, it […]
You can see the advance notices of proposed rulemaking if you scroll down here. Of course, that presupposes that there will be any supervision.
Here, by Joel Jacobs. Which makes it harder to understand why Congress just voted to cut the Bureau’s budget.
Here. And here’s the abstract: The consumer finance industry frequently develops new types of loans and business models, such as buy now, pay later and earned wage access. While these products may help consumers, they also pose risks. To take only one example, consumers may unwittingly assume unaffordable obligations. These problems and others could be […]
Kate Berry’s story in the American Banker is headlined CFPB calls GAO funding probe ‘political’ and ‘weaponized.’ The story is about a letter the CFPB’s Chief Legal Officer, Mark Paoletta, sent the GAO. Not content with criticizing the GAO, Paoletta also called Congress “reckless and irresponsible” and the CFPB “an out-of-control agency.”
Here. Excerpt: The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations, with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post and four government officials familiar with the plans. The tool, called […]
In May, we posted a link to an article by Charlotte Haendler of Southern Methodist University (SMU) – SMU Cox School of Business and Rawley Heimer of Arizona State University (ASU) – W.P. Carey School of Business, The Hidden Costs of Financial Services: Consumer Complaints and Financial Restitution. Alan Kaplinsky interviewed them for Ballard Spahr’s […]
In the American Banker. How sad that just when the Bureau is most needed, it is hibernating.