CFPB: Agency Issues 2024 Financial Literacy Annual Report
The 2024 Financial Literacy Annual Report describes the CFPB’s financial literacy activities and strategy to improve the financial literacy of consumers. This year’s report includes information about the need for youth financial education and how the CFPB supports those programs. FULL REPORT Read the full report
CFPB: Semi-Annual Report to Congress for Fall 2024 Issued
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pleased to present our Semi-Annual Report to Congress for the period beginning April 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2024, except where otherwise noted. This report also provides the information required by The Truth in Lending Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and…
CFPB: Agency Issues Fair Lending Report 2024
This report satisfies three statutorily imposed reporting requirements related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s fair lending program under 12 U.S.C. § 5493(c)(2)(D); 15 U.S.C. § 1691f; and 12 U.S.C. § 2807 and reflects the priorities and work of the CFPB and sister agencies for calendar year 2024. Since that time, the agency’s fair…
Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Applicability of Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing Rules for Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced the dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2026 are subject to certain protections under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing). By law, the agencies are required to adjust the thresholds annually based…
Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Smaller Loan Exemption from Appraisal Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced that the 2026 threshold for higher-priced mortgage loans that are subject to special appraisal requirements will increase from $33,500 to $34,200. The threshold amount will be effective January 1, 2026, and is based on the…
CFPB: ANPR Issued to Define Larger Participants of the Automobile Financial Market
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking information to assist it in considering whether to propose a rule to amend the test to define larger participants in the automobile financing market established by the Bureau’s Defining Larger Participants of the Automobile Financing Market and Defining Certain Automobile Leasing Activity as a Financial Product or…
CFPB: ANPR Issued to Define Larger Participants of the Consumer Debt Collection Market
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking information to assist it in considering whether to propose a rule to amend the test to define larger participants in the consumer debt collection market established by the Bureau’s Defining Larger Participants of the Consumer Debt Collection Market Final Rule published on October 31, 2012 (Consumer Debt…
CFPB: ANPR Issued to Define Larger Participants of the International Money Transfer Market
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking information to assist it in considering whether to propose a rule to amend the test to define larger participants in the international money transfer market established by the Bureau’s Defining Larger Participants of the International Money Transfer Market Final Rule published on September 9, 2014 (International Money…
CFPB: Rescission Proposed for Rule Requiring Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing to rescind its rule requiring certain types of nonbank covered persons subject to certain final public orders obtained or issued by a government agency in connection with the offering or provision of a consumer financial product or service to report the existence of the orders and related…
CFPB: ANPR Issued to Define Larger Participants of the Consumer Reporting Market
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking information to assist it in considering whether to propose a rule to amend the test to define larger participants in the consumer reporting market established by the Bureau’s Defining Larger Participants of the Consumer Reporting Market Final Rule published on July 20, 2012 (Consumer Reporting Larger Participant…