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A list of upcoming cases published by the high court did not include a challenge to the bureau's constitutionality, but the justices could still decide to review it at a later date.
October 15 -
CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger announced the creation of a task force to research and identify potential conflicts in consumer finance law.
October 11 -
The two Democrats waded into a court battle over the president's ability to fire a director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
October 8 -
The industry had welcomed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plan allowing debt collectors to use electronic communication, but some worry about the effect of a court decision concerning email correspondence.
October 7 -
By declaring that she has too much statutory power, the agency’s director has potentially opened a floodgate of litigation.
October 1 -
Industry groups are calling on the consumer bureau to eliminate the debt-to-income limit for “qualified mortgages” and provide a short-term extension of special treatment for Fannie- and Freddie-backed loans.
September 24 -
If the court agrees to hear the case, its conservative majority could make it easier for a president to fire a CFPB director, though other outcomes are possible.
September 23 -
There were signs Kathy Kraninger would continue a rollback of consent orders and investigations, but many observers see an aggressive approach reminiscent of the Obama era.
September 18 -
The agency put to rest speculation that it might take the database offline, yet new disclosure statements are meant to combat the notion that a complaint proves a company’s guilt.
September 18 -
The agency's director told congressional leaders and staff that she backs a Supreme Court challenge to the bureau's leadership structure.
September 17 -
Senate Democrats are warning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be careful as it considers changes to its mortgage underwriting rules.
September 17 -
The Supreme Court may be closer to examining a key restraint on a president's ability to change CFPB leadership.
September 12 -
The bureau issued three policies removing the threat of legal liability for approved companies that test new products.
September 10 -
Public orders are an effective way to discourage violations of consumer protection law, the bureau's director said at a credit union conference.
September 9 -
Though advocates and industry are rarely aligned, they are starting to coalesce around a plan that would call for the elimination of the CFPB’s 43% debt-to-income limit as part of its qualified mortgage rule.
August 27 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three House members are seeking more details about Paul Watkins' past work with an organization the Southern Poverty Law Center says is an anti-LGBTQ hate group.
August 15 -
With the agency mulling changes to the “Qualified Mortgage” regulation, mortgage lenders say little-known standards for how they document a borrower’s income would be a good place to start.
August 12 -
Many in the industry say releasing GSE-backed loans from stringent underwriting rules has helped the housing market recover, but a new level of regulatory burden could reverse those gains.
August 2 -
The mortgage industry was caught off guard by regulators’ decision to cease special treatment for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in complying with underwriting rules. But how big of an impact will the new policy have?
July 28 -
The agency’s director said it will let a temporary GSE exemption from the “qualified mortgage” regulation expire.
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