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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra is pledging to take a stronger stand against bank overdraft and non-sufficient fund fees by enhancing supervisory and enforcement scrutiny of financial institutions “that are heavily dependent on overdraft fees.”
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is asking for input on rules implementing the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act as it considers a review of their effectiveness.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reinstating some foreclosure timing requirements around Regulation X, it said in a joint statement with other government agencies.
Consumer reporting companies that rely on name-matching alone to match records to an individual are violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has named an Assistant Director for the Office of Supervision Policy and Assistant Director for the Office of Enforcement.
Mississippi’s Trustmark National Bank is settling a case with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice over redlining allegations in the Memphis area.