Lawsuit against CFPB’s credit card rule to stay in Texas; CFPB has no comment on allegations involving UWM, mortgage brokers; the bureau plans to release a credit card comparison shopping tool; ABA and other trade groups urge the CFPB to drop an auto data request; CFPB issues warning on false advertising used in remittance transfers.
More than a handful of motions and briefs have been filed over the last two weeks in the lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s final credit card late fee rule.
In a boon for the CFPB, a lawsuit has been sent back to a lower court, after the Maine Supreme Court vacated the ruling and determined that the loan wasn’t exempt from TILA requirements under Section 1603(3).
Standard-setting organizations will be able to apply for recognition from the CFPB soon, Director Rohit Chopra said. The move will take the bureau closer to finalizing open banking rules.
During an event hosted by the National Fair Housing Training Academy Forum, mortgage lenders were briefed on ways to help decrease discrimination and diversify their businesses.
At a recent House hearing, Republicans and Democrats were divided on the CFPB’s proposed rule to extend its supervisory authority to large technology companies in the digital payment space.
The bureau is calling on NY state leaders to consider adding more restrictions within state legislation to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and practices.