CFPB walks back protections on terms and conditions in financial services
By Christine Hines, senior policy director, National Association of Consumer Advocates The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has long kept a watchful eye on terms and conditions that accompany financial products…
Read MoreNACA in the News: House Committee Votes to Strip CFPB Victim Fund
The Chicago Crusader, House Committee Votes to Strip CFPB Victim Fund “‘It’s not really about saving taxpayer money or anything related to the budget. It’s about getting rid of the…
Read MoreNACA in the News: Hollowed-Out CFPB Issues Guidance Challenging States’ Authority to Pick Up Slack
National Law Journal, Hollowed-Out CFPB Issues Guidance Challenging States’ Authority to Pick Up Slack “’The goal is to upend everything the bureau has done in the past to remove consumer…
Read MoreNational Treasury Employees Union, et al., v. Russell Vought, et al.
NACA joined an amicus effort in the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the District Court’s granting of a preliminary injunction to prevent the Consumer Financial…
Read MoreNACA in the News: CFPB to Withdraw 67 Guidance Documents in Trump Pullback (1)
Bloomberg Law, CFPB to Withdraw 67 Guidance Documents in Trump Pullback (1) “But banks may miss some of the certainty that the guidance documents provided, particularly the longstanding interpretations of…
Read MoreNACA in the News: House Republicans Take Their Turn at Ravaging CFPB
The American Prospect, House Republicans Take Their Turn at Ravaging CFPB “This plan to ‘reduce expenditures’ hardly does anything to achieve that goal. ‘It’s not really about saving taxpayer money…
Read MoreBills threaten to disrupt, defang consumer protection agency (Part II)
By Sophia Huang, Advocacy & Outreach Associate As discussed in Part I, a slate of recently introduced bills seek to alter the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…
Read MoreBills threaten to disrupt, defang consumer protection agency (Part I)
By Sophia Huang, Advocacy & Outreach Associate As the budget reconciliation process begins, the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is once again in jeopardy. The CFPB, created…
Read MoreNACA in the News: House Slates CFPB Payment, Overdraft Rules For Repeal
Law360, House Slates CFPB Payment, Overdraft Rules For Repeal The House on Wednesday voted to overturn two Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules aimed at increasing oversight of larger digital…
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