The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s unified agenda was quietly released this week, and it shows that rules on consumer access to financial records and small-business data collection are top priorities. 

Without a rule standardizing data sharing standards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau risks the creation of a patchwork system of privacy standards as consumers seek the benefits of an open banking ecosystem.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent a mass email to thousands of the bank's customers and former employees to gather information about the possible creation of phony accounts. Critics — including a federal judge — say the CFPB asked leading questions and may have overstepped its bounds.

In order to align financial policy with the interests of consumers, the agency should consider why these services have caught on — and remember to keep a lane open for innovation, writes the CEO of Chamber of Progress.

The outspoken regulatory chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also said proposed Community Reinvestment Act reform isn’t likely to draw banks back to Federal Housing Administration lending.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hiring more enforcement attorneys, building out its capacity for data collection related to fair-lending exams.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed more actions against redlining and discriminatory practices in 2021 and is skeptical that that predictive analytics will reduce bias.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining whether artificial intelligence discriminates against minorities and other applicants. But GreenState Credit Union in Iowa says the technology can be harnessed to make lending fairer in underserved communities.

A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit claims the credit bureau and the ex-leader of a key unit failed to comply with a 2017 order to stop misleading consumers about credit reporting and monitoring services.

The company reached an agreement with 39 states to pay $1.85 billion to resolve claims that it had used predatory lending practices.