Browsing: CFPB

Key Insight: The nomination allows Acting Director Russell Vought to bypass the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. What’s at Stake: Vought has three weeks left before he reaches…

Key insight: The Synapse bankruptcy dismissal raises questions about whether and when victims will be reimbursed. Supporting data: The CFPB Civil Penalty Fund balance is $118.9…

Key Insight: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is slated to publish a new proposed small business data collection rule in the Federal Register Thursday that scales…

Key Insight: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal comes as auto loan delinquencies are hitting their highest levels in decades. What’s at Stake: Banks object to reduced…

Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, also heads the Office of Management and Budget.Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Key Insight: The rescission of the two…

Key Insight: A higher volume of litigation necessitates the hiring of more defense and appellate counsel.What’s at Stake: A shortage of attorneys could delay rulemakings and…

What’s at Stake: A federal appeals court found that Nexus Services and Libre by Nexus violated multiple court orders and failed to produce documents in discovery.Key…

What’s at Stake: A three- judge panel already ruled in August that the Trump administration can fire up to 1,500 employees of the CFPB.Forward Look: Allowing…

Key Insight: Washington Federal Bank and Planet Home Lending are only the latest in a long list of businesses against which the CFPB has terminated its…

Key Insight: As the CFPB abandons oversight requirements for Apple and U.S. Bank, experts both inside and outside the bureau see a wider pattern.Supporting Data: The…