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NewsApril 17, 2014

Senator Introduces 2 CFPB Reform Bills

Last week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer introduced two bills aimed at restructuring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bills would replace the CFPB’s director with a bipartisan commission and change the voting requirements for overturning regulations.

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NewsApril 14, 2014

Former CFPB Official to Deliver Keynote Address at Industry Summit 2014

The CFPB’s former point man will be at Industry Summit 2014 this September to deliver a keynote address. He will take attendees inside the media-shy agency and offer insights on how the bureau intends to regulate the automotive retail industry.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonApril 3, 2014

CFPB Whistleblower: Bureau’s Discrimination Problem ‘Bigger Than Any Report’

A lawyer with the CFPB’s Office of Enforcement made an impassioned plea before Congress yesterday, asking that the agency’s widespread discriminatory and retaliatory practices against its employees be curtailed.

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NewsApril 3, 2014

Web Exclusive: Capital One Exec Discusses Market Competition, Budding Lender Strategy

Capital One’s Sanjiv Yajnik says ‘imitation is the best form of flattery’ in describing recent moves by competitors to adopt a strategy the bank rolled out in 2010.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonMarch 20, 2014

Evergreen Bank Moves to Flat Fees Due to Regulatory Pressures

Earlier this month, Evergreen Bank Group issued a statement about its decision to move to a flat fee pricing model. The move was in response to a low FDIC rating and alleged violations of the ECOA.

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NewsMarch 20, 2014

Banks, Credit Unions Feeling New Regulatory Burdens

A recent survey found that U.S. banks and credit unions are carrying a much heavier regulatory and risk management burden than they were a year ago. This is due in part to heightened concern over the mortgage guidelines recently finalized by the CFPB.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonMarch 20, 2014

CFPB is ‘Least Accountable’ Federal Agency, Lawmaker Charges

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, on behalf of the House Financial Services Committee, released a video Monday calling on the CFPB to make its advisory council meetings open to the public.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonMarch 13, 2014

CFPB Fills Key Posts

Jeffrey Langer will be stepping into Richard Hackett’s former role as assistant director of installment and liquidity lending markets for the bureau.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonMarch 11, 2014

Lawmakers Question CFPB’s Internal Management Practices

Three Republican lawmakers are requesting information from the CFPB regarding employee performance reviews after reports surfaced last week about possible racial disparities related to its internal management practices.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoMarch 11, 2014

CFPB Takes Center Stage

Strong words at NADA 2014 and the Vehicle Finance Conference indicate that both sides of the rate participation debate are preparing for a long, drawn-out battle.

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