Consumer Financial Protection Bureau News

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau refers to previously issued statement when pressed on immigrant lending practices

After Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra recently delivered testimony before members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, where he called upon Congress to protect the lending and borrowing status of immigrants, the CFPB referred to a previously-issued statement when American Credit News raised concerns about immigrant lending status and requested comment from the agency.

Electronic Payments Coalition Chair: CFPB report on credit card rewards program ‘numerically laughable’

The executive chairman of the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) said that a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report showing problems with credit card rewards programs is “laughable.”

CFPB Director: It’s ‘illegal’ for lenders to use immigration status when considering loans

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said today that it is illegal for financial institutions to use “immigration status” of loan applicants in the loan application process.

CFPB responds to AFSA call for regulatory clarity by sharing 2022 blog post by bureau’s director

A spokesperson for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) responded to American Financial Services Association (AFSA) president’s call for regulatory clarity by sharing a 2022 blog post with American Credit News.

Southwest Public Policy Institute President: CFPB has ‘gone a little off the rails’

The president of the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPI) said the CFPB has “gone a little off the rails” since its inception in 2010.

AFSA President: ‘We don’t expect our regulators to produce a regulatory environment by shortcut’

The president and CEO of the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) said his industry would like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to provide a more clear regulatory environment rather than a “regulatory environment by shortcut.”

American Consumer Institute: CFPB’s ‘junk fees’ rule ‘would harm all consumers’

Tirzah Duren, the vice president of policy and research at the American Consumer Institute (ACI), said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recently proposed rules on “junk fees” would harm consumers.