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CFPB creates panel to monitor small business rules

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will convene a Small Business Review Panel to monitor the effects that the new mortgage disclosure form will have on small mortgage lending firms.

CFPB proposes definition for ‘larger participants’ in debt collection and consumer reporting

CFPB opened a rule for comment that would define which debt collector and consumer reporting companies it will regulate.

CFPB eyes checking accounts

The CFPB’s next area of focus looks to be checking accounts.

The CFPB has loosened consumer complaint deadlines

The CFPB has lengthened the time allotted for a company to respond to a consumer complaint.

CFPB makes compliance a complex challenge

Banks will have to walk a fine line between sound lending and potential discrimination in the age of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

CFPB Ombudsman cannot overturn examination decisions

On Dec. 8, the CFPB announced its Ombudsman’s Office for banks, nonbank lenders and consumers.

Four quarters to be considered when determining size

Confused about which regulator will enforce consumer compliance at your bank after a merger or acquisition? Well, don’t be.

Humphrey lays out approach for helping older Americans

Skip Humphrey, the head of the Office for Older Americans at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, described his approach to fighting growing abuses against senior citizens in his Nov. 15 testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection.

Panelists, consumers share thoughts at Oct. 26 Town Hall Forum

On the evening of October 26 Raj Date, Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury for the CFPB, visited Minneapolis for one in a series of town hall meetings. The CFPB website had advertized for the events saying, “We’re on a mission. We’re criss-crossing the country to hear from consumers about their experiences with financial products and services.”