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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On October 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion concerning consumers’ requests for information regarding their accounts with large banks and credit unions. For more information, click here. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Federal Activities: On December 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a series of orders to five companies offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit. Ron Wyden asked the CFPB to prevent credit agencies from selling Americans’ private, personal data unrelated to their credit or finances via data brokers.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The legislation would benefit banks and credit unions with assets under $15 billion. It requires federal regulators to exclude PPP loans from asset-size calculations for the purpose of determining capital ratios, deposit insurance premiums, and other asset thresholds at those financial institutions.

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Banking Regulatory Agencies Seek Information on Financial Institutions’ Use of Artificial Intelligence

Troutman Sanders

Five federal banking regulatory agencies are gathering information and comments on financial institutions’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning. whether any clarifications from the agencies would be helpful for financial institutions’ use of AI in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with applicable laws.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Requests Information on the Impact of the CARD Act Regulations on Small Entities and the Consumer Credit Card Market

Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a request for information to examine the impact of the rules that implement the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009.

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Passage Of Debt Collection Bill Could Be A ‘Slippery Slope’ For Lenders

Collection Industry News

2547 was sponsored by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Rep. While consumer groups praised the bill for its recourse for consumers harassed by debt collectors, CUNA and NAFCU saw the bill as complicating the legal relationship between consumers, members and lenders. The bill, H.R.

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California DFPI Continues To Expand Consumer Protection Efforts During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection Industry News

SACRAMENTO – More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) continues to expand efforts to protect consumers from financial impacts of the lethal virus that has ravaged the state’s economy and killed more than 53,000 Californians.