CFPB

Enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency charged with carrying out federal consumer financial laws. We are focused on retail banking products and services, making CBA the industry resource on the CFPB. Our insights and analysis on CFPB-related issues, along with the latest news and information, provides our members with the necessary tools to navigate this new regulatory environment.
  • June 7, 2013
    Want a Job? From CFPB Posting: " Chief of Staff position : We seek executives with experience in small to mid-sized organizations who understand the unique disquiet of moving rapidly towards a steady-state." Unique disquiet? As a reminder, the CFPB's exam team is about 70% staffed up at the moment so there are opportunities there, as well. Coming Up: We expect a proposal from the CFPB under its...
  • June 7, 2013
    CFPB Expands Online Complaint Database On Friday, May 31, 2013, the CFPB announced the addition of credit reporting and money transfer complaints to its online database. The CFPB began accepting credit complaints in October 2012, and has added more than 6,000 of these to the database. The Bureau began accepting complaints for money transfers in April 2013. Additionally, all types of complaints...
  • May 31, 2013
    CFPB Issues Final QM Amendments On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 the CFPB finalized its earlier proposed changes to the QM/Ability to Repay Rule. This covers issues on how to calculate loan originator compensation as part of the 3% points and fees limit, how to facilitate lending by small lenders, and exempting certain nonprofit creditors. As for the loan originator compensation portion of the final...
  • May 30, 2013
    Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2013) – CBA appreciates the CFPB’s work with the industry on these issues to ensure that consumers have access to credit. We believe the rule changes, particularly regarding mortgage loan originator (MLO) compensation in the points and fees test, are a step in the right direction. Our major concern remains the impact of the overall rule on consumers and the amount of...
  • May 24, 2013
    Dear Ms. Jackson: The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s or Bureau’s) proposed rule “Defining Larger Participants of the Student Loan Servicing Market,” Docket NO. CFPB-2013-0005. Our comments reflect the view of CBA’s Education Funding Committee. The Committee includes the largest bank lenders of...
  • May 24, 2013
    Bernanke and Lew Testimony Two big sound bites caught my attention this week and no, it was not the IRS controversy. They came from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Lew. Bernanke on concerns about financial stability : "I would say that (concern) has increased a bit. We have greatly increased our monitoring and attention to these issues ... to ascertain both whether...

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