Financial reform under Dodd-Frank has taken some heat and even encountered a few setbacks lately, and even the CFPB has been affected.
Read More »Senate Debates Effects of Consumer Finance Regulations
Are consumer financial regulations put in place since the crisis helping or harming consumers? The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Congress to Test CFPB Director Again
When Cordray testified before the House Financial Services Committee three weeks ago, the mortgage industry was barely mentioned. Will it come up this week in the Senate Banking Committee?
Read More »Mortgages Are No Longer the Most Complained-About Product to CFPB
For the first time since the CFPB began accepting consumer complaints nearly five years ago, mortgages did not top the list of complained-about financial products.
Read More »Is the CFPB Meting Out Justice or Inflicting Abuse?
The controversial Bureau, now almost five years old, has handed out more than $5 billion in penalties.
Read More »CFPB Offers Lenders a Helping Hand
Since the initial implementation of these rules, the CFPB has made several moves to expand the definitions of “small creditor” and “rural area,” but before the HELP Act, smaller lenders were only eligible for special provisions if more than half its loans were in rural or underserved areas.
Read More »Is the CFPB Really Protecting Consumers?
CFPB Director Richard Cordray faced intense criticism from the committee's Republicans, particularly Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), who said that Congress has made the Director a “dictator” and given him power that is “amazing, frightening, and tragic.”
Read More »The Pros and the Cons of Closing with TRID
Despite the negative effects reported about TRID, homebuyers did report a few positives since the rule went into effect October 2015, indicating that the CFPB's rule may be doing its intended job.
Read More »Lawmakers Lobby for CFPB to Exempt Credit Unions from Rulemakings
The relationship between the regulator for credit unions, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), and the CFPB has been a rocky one since the Bureau’s formation nearly five years ago.
Read More »The Week Ahead: CFPB Director Cordray to Face Grilling from Congress
On Wednesday, March 16, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray will testify before the House Financial Services Committee about the effects of the Bureau's activities on consumers.
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