ABA: Trade Groups Welcome Court Decision Vacating CFPB’s Credit Card Late Fee Rule
The American Bankers Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Longview Chamber of Commerce, Consumer Bankers Association and Texas Association of Business issued the following statement after today’s ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas approving our joint motion with the CFPB for consent judgment vacating…
CFPB: Regulatory Relief Offered From Registration Requirements for Small Loan Providers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is announcing today that, with respect to the regulation titled Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders, 89 Fed. Reg. 56028 (July 8, 2024) (codified at 12 CFR part 1092), it will not prioritize enforcement or supervision actions with regard to entities that do not…
ICBA: ICBA Applauds House Passage of Resolution to Overturn Flawed CFPB Overdraft Rule
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on House passage of a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services. “ICBA and the nation’s community banks commend the House for passing this critical resolution to overturn the CFPB’s…
ABA: ABA Applauds House Disapproval of CFPB Overdraft Rule
“We applaud the House’s passage of the Congressional Review Act resolution overturning the CFPB’s eleventh-hour overdraft rule, and we thank House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott for their leadership on this important issue. Consumers have indicated time and time again that they value and appreciate this highly regulated service…
CFPB: 2024 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Now Available
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register (LAR) data for 2024 are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) HMDA Platform for approximately 4,898 HMDA filers. The published data contain loan-level information filed by financial institutions and modified to protect consumer privacy. To increase public accessibility, the annual loan-level LAR data…
CFPB: Regulatory Relief Offered for Small Loan Providers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is announcing today that, with respect to the Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans Regulation, it will not prioritize enforcement or supervision actions with regard to any penalties or fines associated with the Payment Withdrawal provisions and the Payment Disclosure provisions once they become operative on March 30,…
ICBA: ICBA Applauds Senate Passage of Resolution to Overturn Flawed CFPB Overdraft Rule
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft services “ICBA and the nation’s community banks commend the Senate for passing Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott’s…
ABA: ABA Applauds Senate Disapproval of CFPB’s Overdraft Rule
“We applaud today’s Senate passage of the Congressional Review Act resolution nullifying the CFPB’s unlawful overdraft rule and thank Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott for his leadership on this important issue. “Without access to overdraft protection, many Americans would be driven to less regulated and higher risk non-bank lenders to cover unexpected or emergency…
ABA: New Survey Shows Strong Majority of Americans Value Overdraft Protection and Want It to Remain an Option
As Congress considers resolutions nullifying the CFPB’s recent Overdraft Rule, new Morning Consult data shows how much Americans appreciate current overdraft protection programs With lawmakers considering Congressional Review Act resolutions that would nullify a controversial CFPB Overdraft rule that would effectively end overdraft protection as we know it, a new national survey conducted by Morning…
ABA: ABA Applauds Vote to Invalidate CFPB Overdraft Rule
“We applaud the House Financial Services Committee’s vote to invalidate the CFPB’s misguided overdraft rule and look forward to seeing the House consider the resolution soon. The Bureau’s rule was flawed and unlawful from the start, and went against the wishes of a strong majority of Americans who have repeatedly indicated that they value and appreciate overdraft…