This article is the second in a three-part series addressing a seminal Fifth Circuit case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, CFSA v. CFPB, is scheduled for oral argument on October 2, 2023.
In last week’s post, Myth No. 1, we explained more than a decade of history, both legislative and…
This article is the first in a three-part series addressing a seminal Fifth Circuit case that is now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Each week, we will debunk each myth and address the implications for consumer finance regulation going forward.
Myth No. 1: CFSA’s matter presents a novel attack on the Bureau’s constitutionality
Background…
There is a broader trend in financial regulatory developments to implement traditionally consumer-style borrower protections in commercial lending. This is occurring at both the federal and state levels, each of which is discussed below.
Federal: CFPB Finalizes Rulemaking to Regulate Small Business Lending
For the first time since the formal launch of the Consumer Financial…
FINRA’s 2023 Priorities and Examination Findings was the topic of discussion at SIFMA’s first monthly luncheon of 2023. Reed Smith sponsored this luncheon and provided a full report from the panel presentation by Robert Cook (President and CEO of FINRA) and Greg Ruppert (EVP of Member Supervision at FINRA), and moderated by Saima Ahmed, SIFMA’s…
We recently had a chance to speak to The Independent and Forbes for articles on the impending regulatory response to the FTX bankruptcy, which will undoubtedly affect the entire crypto sector. A couple of additional thoughts worth mentioning are as follows:
The extended Crypto Winter is likely to hasten regulatory clarity with respect to crypto. While the…
A new CFPB advisory opinion drills down on what consumer reporting agencies must do to address discrepancies in consumers’ credit reports, in order to protect consumers and remove obstacles to them getting credit. And while the Bureau gives specific examples of items requiring correction, the opinion emerges in the bigger context of a heightened interest…
