Spotlight – CFPB Journal

CFPB strikes medical bills from credit reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau banned credit reporting companies from including medical bills on credit reports and credit scores used by lenders.

CFPB announces rule limiting overdrafts

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a final rule Dec. 12 limiting the overdraft fees banks with more than $10 billion in assets can charge.

CFPB proposes stricter standards on data brokers

Data brokers selling sensitive consumer information are covered under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, according to a Dec. 3 proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

CFPB finalizes open banking rule

Section 1033 requires financial institutions, credit card issuers and other financial institutions to transfer consumers’ personal financial data to another provider for free at the consumer’s request. The rule also requires personal financial information to only be used for reasons authorized by the consumer. Section 1033 bans “screen scraping,” when consumers provide their account passwords to third parties which then use the information to access data through online banking portals.

CFPB outlines auto lending violations

Consumers sometimes face inaccurate loan disclosures and are being charged for additional products without their consent, according to an Oct. 7 supervisory highlights report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Report: Rental, medical debt collectors illegally collecting debt

Rental and medical debt collectors are using illegal tactics to collect consumer debt they are not owed, according to a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau annual report on debt collection.

CFPB fines Fifth Third Bank for unauthorized auto insurance accounts

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank $20 million for opening fake bank accounts and wrongfully triggering auto repossessions.

CFPB finalizes standards-setting requirements for open banking rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week finalized standards-setting qualifications that companies will use to comply with the bureau’s upcoming open banking rule. The standards included a detailed guide on how standard-setters can apply for recognition and how the bureau will evaluate applications.

Supreme Court: CFPB funding structure constitutional

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutionally funded.

Federal judge issues injunction against late fee rule

A federal judge last week issued a preliminary injunction against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to cap most credit card late fees at $8. The May 10 ruling from Northern District of Texas Judge Mark Pittman came four days before the rule was to take effect.