Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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A multistate coalition of attorneys general led by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine is opposing three resolutions before Congress (S.J. Res. 19, H.J. Res. 62, and H.J. Res. 73) that would block a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau final rule intended to give users of prepaid cards some of the same protections given…

On March 17, the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota granted Intercept Corporation (“Intercept”), Bryan Smith, and Craig Dresser’s Motion to Dismiss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Complaint in the case between the CFPB and Intercept. The decision to grant the Motion to Dismiss marks the first time that the Bureau…

On March 28, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its monthly complaint snapshot, with a specific focus on credit cards.  Since its inception in July 2011, the Bureau has handled 1,136,000 consumer complaints across all products, with 116,200 complaints related to credit cards.  The CFPB received 26,300 complaints in February 2017, with 2,299 of those…

A recent interview given to the Washington State Tri-City Herald highlights the increased focus of the Washington Attorney General’s office on consumer protection issues. 

In the interview, Attorney General Bob Ferguson explained that his focus is to recover money for consumers who have been harmed.  He told the paper that since he has …

Over the past few years, Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, has been cited by federal regulators in rulemaking, enforcement actions and bulletins. The CFPB has not only used the EFTA in its rulemaking concerning prepaid accounts, but it has filed enforcement actions for alleged violations of EFTA and issued bulletins concerning …

On March 17, the U.S. Department of Justice submitted a brief to the D.C. Circuit asserting that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s single-director structure violates the Constitution’s separation of powers in the CFPB v. PHH Corporation case.

CFPB’s Single Director Structure

The Democratic-controlled 111th Congress created the CFPB as part of the Dodd-Frank Act in…

Republicans in Congress have moved to repeal recently issued Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations governing the prepaid card industry.  Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) introduced a bill in the House in early February that would submit the rules to a vote of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act.  A …

On February 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked a federal district court in Florida to approve a $107 million settlement to resolve claims against Orion Processing LLC.  The Bureau alleged the bankrupt company engaged in a debt-relief scheme that cost consumers millions. 

The CFPB filed suit against Orion in August …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently sued three law firms in the United States District Court for the Central District of California for collecting advance fees from consumers seeking debt relief.  CFPB Director Richard Cordray stated that “[t]he defendants exploited consumers who were already suffering financial difficulties by tricking them into paying steep, illegal fees.”…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains an online portal for consumers to submit complaints across a wide variety of regulated industries, including credit reporting, background screening, and debt collection.  The CFPB has announced that it will upgrade its online portal system in early 2017.  The CFPB has released a preview document, which states that the …