CFPB Announces Additional Member of Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced an additional member who will serve on the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law. The addition is: William MacLeod,…
Remarks for Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman on Democracy in the Digital Age
Good afternoon. It’s good to be with you. Thank you, Rose, for your introduction and for all of the work that the Freedom Online Coalition is doing. It is fitting…
CFPB Announces Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts of Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today issued a policy statement providing a common-sense framework on how it intends to apply the “abusiveness” standard in supervision and…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Action Against Citizens Bank, N.A.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed suit against Citizens Bank, N.A. (Citizens), a national banking association headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The Bureau’s complaint alleges…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Department of Education Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Better Serve Student Loan Borrowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced a new coordination agreement in order to better serve student loan borrowers. Under…
Virtual Listening Session following the 16th Round of Negotiations to Modernize the Columbia River Treaty Regime
The United States and Canada conducted the 16th round of Columbia River Treaty regime negotiations from March 22–23 in Washington, D.C. As President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau affirmed on…
Read Out of CFPB Inaugural Joint Office Hours in Salt Lake City
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Office of the Utah Attorney General, and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions held joint office hours on January 30,…
FTC Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight
The Federal Trade Commission testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight on the responses the FTC has provided to the Subcommittee since the beginning of…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles Lawsuit Against Think Finance Entities
Washington, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today announced a proposed settlement with Think Finance, LLC, formerly known as Think Finance, Inc., and six subsidiaries (collectively, the “Think…
CFPB to Host Symposium on February 26
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) announced today that it will hold a symposium on Consumer Access to Financial Records and Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act…