https://www.virtru.com/resource/virtru-protects-npi-glba-compliance?hsLang=en
Meet GLBA compliance with Virtru's email and file encryption to protect sensitive financial data. a
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/court-rules-trump-administration-must-fund-consumer-finance-watchdog
Trump administration cannot claim legal barriers to funding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled.
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https://www.meritalk.com/articles/democrats-slam-vought-as-cfpb-cybersecurity-craters/
Senate Democrat leadership slammed Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Russell Vought on Monday for continuing efforts to dismantle the Consumer...
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https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-affordability-mortgage-rates-credit-card-interest-paul-krugman-2026-1
Jan 15, 2026 - Nobel economist Paul Krugman says that reviving an Obama-era consumer watchdog would be a low-effort was to protect Americans.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/30/trump-admin-must-fund-cfpb-judge-says.html
Dec 30, 2025 - President Donald Trump and others have accused the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of politicized enforcement and called it a burden on free enterprise.
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cfpb-buy-now-pay-later-rule-payments/747387/
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t prioritize enforcement actions related to buy now, pay later payments, the agency said in a notice.
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https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/01/12/cfpb-withdraws-biden-era-guidance-on-immigration-status-in-lending/?slreturn=20260118025523
Jan 12, 2026 - The withdrawn guidance is a “natural outgrowth” of the Trump administration’s hostility toward disparate impact claims, said Troutman Pepper Locke...
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https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/alexis_goldstein_cfpb_consumer_protection_doge
Feb 19, 2026 - The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the...
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https://www.informationweek.com/data-management/cfpb-presses-forward-with-rule-to-wrangle-data-brokers
Dec 6, 2024 - The government’s consumer protection watchdog wants to bring more oversight to data brokers, but the incoming administration’s cost cutting agenda puts the...
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https://www.vcpost.com/articles/128980/20250305/cfpb-drops-lawsuit-against-major-banks-over-zelle-fraud-allegations.htm
Mar 5, 2025 - CFPB drops lawsuit against major banks over Zelle fraud as federal enforcement actions decline under Trump.
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https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2413999
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be handing off its enforcement lawsuits and other litigation to the U.S. Department of Justice as the Trump...
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cfpb-rohit-chopra-rule-proposal-apple-google-digital-wallet-app/699084/
Google, Apple and 15 other big non-bank technology companies that provide digital wallets or payments apps would be subject to increased regulation if a...
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https://www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/cfpb-funding-saga-continues-with-voughts-fed-funding-request/
Jan 15, 2026 - The CFPB funding saga continues. Russell Vought, the CFPB’s acting director, has asked the Federal Reserve for $145 million.
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https://prepaidgiftbalance.mobi/cfpb-how-to-complain-to-consumer-financial-protection-bureau
Nov 17, 2023 - CFPB - What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and how do I file a CFPB complaint?
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https://www.bankingdive.com/news/cfpb-drops-comerica-case-direct-express/745251/
The bureau dismissed the case without prejudice – meaning it could refile the lawsuit – setting it apart from other recent dismissals by the Russ...
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https://www.pymnts.com/smbs/2025/cfpb-looks-to-overhaul-small-business-lending-data-rules/
Nov 13, 2025 - The CFPB wants to slow its small‑business lending data rule, saying a phased start will improve data quality and lower compliance costs.
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https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/10/cfpb-rescinds-nonbank-registration-rule/
Oct 31, 2025 - On October 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) officially rescinded its rule requiring nonbank entities to register certain
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https://www.pymnts.com/news/regulation/2026/cfpb-doj-say-creditors-can-consider-borrowers-immigration-citizenship-status/
Jan 13, 2026 - The CFPB and DOJ withdrew a 2023 joint statement that warned lenders not to look at immigration status when considering extending credit.
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cfpb-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-credit-card-rewards/735904/
The federal agency warned companies issuing credit cards about illegal tactics, specifically calling out promotions that turn into “bait-and-switch”...
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https://www.bankingdive.com/news/cfpb-fines-home-improvement-fintech-greensky-25m-orders-9m-in-refunds/603220/
GreenSky received more than 6,000 complaints between 2014 and 2019 from customers who said they had not authorized submitting a loan application, the bureau...
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https://www.cutimes.com/2025/11/26/cfpb-report-flags-widespread-debt-collection-violations-as-bureaus-future-uncertain/
Nov 26, 2025 - Debt collection complaints remain high as supervisory exams uncover widespread noncompliance across the industry.
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https://www.pymnts.com/news/cfpb/2025/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-continue-funding-cfpb/
Dec 31, 2025 - A judge ruled the Trump administration must continue funding the CFPB until an appeals court hearing that is scheduled for February.
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https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/11/cfpb-issue-mass-furlough-years-end-and-transfer-outstanding-cases-doj/409688/?oref=ge-homepage-river
The initiative marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to close the bureau.
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https://fedscoop.com/cfpb-personal-financial-data-rights-rule-big-banks/
Nov 21, 2025 - A letter from Sens. Warren, Wyden and Blumenthal asked acting CFPB Director Russell Vought to reinstate consumer protections for accessing personal financial...
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-cfpb-open-banking-rule-review/758278/
The agency wants to learn about costs, fees and consumer data risks associated with open banking as it seeks to revise a 2024 rule.
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https://www.pymnts.com/news/cfpb/2025/cfpb-says-earned-wage-access-products-are-not-credit/
Dec 23, 2025 - The CFPB said certain earned wage access (EWA) products are not credit and are not covered by Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act.
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cfpb-budget-becomes-court-fight/807498/
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has sought to police payments plays, has made its funding a key issue in battling two lawsuits that aim to keep...
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https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/21/trump-admin-is-legally-required-to-shut-down-the-cfpb/
Nov 21, 2025 - The decision marks a turning point for the administrative state and the end of an era for self-funding, self-governing agencies.
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https://thenai.org/nai-submits-comments-to-cfpb-on-financial-advertising/
Nov 18, 2025 - On December 29, 2023 the NAI submitted comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) and the...
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https://www.pymnts.com/news/cfpb/2025/lawmakers-encourage-cfpb-protect-consumer-choice-while-rewriting-rule-1033/
Nov 21, 2025 - Lawmakers are encouraging the CFPB to protect consumer choice and financial data privacy as it writes new rules for open banking.
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cfpb-carves-out-new-competition-angle-for-oversight/623955/
A former CFPB enforcement director told an audience of payments professionals this week that they'd best be prepared for the agency to expand its...
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https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/11/cfpb-to-shift-remaining-litigation-to-doj-as-funding-lapse-looms/
Nov 24, 2025 - As reported by Law360 on November 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) will hand off its remaining enforcement lawsuits and other
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https://www.bankingdive.com/news/regulation-by-enforcement-isnt-serving-cfpb-consumers-banks-richard-hunt-cba/609975/
Establishing clear and transparent rules of the road, rather than announcing guidance through an enforcement action, will yield greater compliance and...
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https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/11/cfpb-employee-litigation-update-plaintiffs-seek-clarification-on-injunction-and-district-court-orders-briefing-on-what-remains-in-force/
Nov 26, 2025 - On November 24, the plaintiffs in National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a motion to
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https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/11/cfpb-to-resume-supervision-and-examinations-with-a-humility-pledge/
Nov 24, 2025 - On November 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) notified staff that it will restart supervision and require examiners, beginning
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/some-ewa-products-arent-loans-cfpb-consumer-protection-paycheck/808587/
Certain employer-partnered earned wage access products aren’t subject to U.S. lending laws, the bureau said, formally discarding a 2024 Biden-era rule.
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https://ourfinancialsecurity.org/news/statement-trumps-latest-front-to-take-down-the-cfpb/
Nov 20, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2025 CONTACT: Jarice Thompson, jarice@ourfinancialsecurity.org Trump’s Latest Front to Take Down the CFPB Statement...
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https://finovate.com/the-cfpb-takes-1033-back-to-the-drawing-board-4-things-to-know/
Jul 30, 2025 - Yesterday, July 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a surprise motion to pause the legal battle over its Section 1033 data access rule.
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cfpb-attacks-credit-card-late-fees-biden-antitrust-council/641728/
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a new rule that would effectively cap credit card late fees and potentially save Americans $9 billion.
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https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/11/the-cfpbs-fcra-preemption-flip-what-it-means-for-consumer-reporting/
Nov 18, 2025 - In this episode of FCRA Focus, co-hosts Dave Gettings and Kim Phan are joined by partner Stefanie Jackman to unpack the Consumer Financial Protection
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https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-budget-cuts-gop-darrell-issa-john-cornyn
Aug 7, 2025 - Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of...
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https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2025/12/24/nonexistent-cfpb-gives-way-to-surge-in-state-enforcement-lawyers-say/?slreturn=20260118071801
Dec 24, 2025 - “The CFPB is a regulatory mess,” said Clark Hill member Joann Needleman.
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https://americarenewing.com/issues/primer-the-cfpb-should-be-shut-down/
Feb 10, 2025 - The CFPB has long operated in an opaque and duplicative fashion that has left it unaccountable to congressional oversight. At best, its functions are...
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https://www.bankingdive.com/news/cfpb-judge-lean-injunction-martinez-firings-comerica-lawsuit-doge-berman-jackson/742329/
Efforts to gut the bureau may still be going forward. A defense attorney, meanwhile, tried to highlight the differences between DOGE’s actions and those of...
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-rule-proposal-restrict-data-brokers/734388/
With the proposal, the federal agency aims to crack down on fraudsters and others seeking to use sensitive personal information for illicit activities.
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https://www.orrick.com/en/Insights/CFPB-Pause-Where-From-Here
Stay on top of the latest from the CFPB and what it may mean for the federal and state regulatory and enforcement landscape.
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https://thenai.org/the-nai-iab-comment-on-cfpb-anprm/
Nov 18, 2025 - On October 20, 2025, the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) submitted joint comments to the Consumer Financial...
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/chopra-open-banking-cfpb-final-rule-payment-apps/730569/
In a change from last year’s proposal, payment apps are included under the rule. Financial institutions with less than $850 million in assets are exempt.
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https://www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/cfpb-allows-some-operations-to-resume-amid-legal-challenge/
Mar 6, 2025 - The U.S. CFPB has authorized several of its offices to resume work, reversing aspects of its abrupt shutdown last month.
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https://fedscoop.com/cfpb-cybersecurity-issues-senate-democrats-letter-russell-vought/
Nov 24, 2025 - In a letter shared first with FedScoop, Sen. Warren and colleagues demand answers about an OIG report that found the agency’s cyber program to be ineffective...
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https://houstonlanding.org/cfpb-departamento-de-justicia-y-colony-ridge-piden-pausa-en-caso-por-discriminacion-hipotecaria/
May 1, 2025 - Los abogados de ambas partes afirmaron que la mediación ahorraría tiempo y recursos y les permitiría alcanzar "una resolución adecuada".
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https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/11/cfpb-at-a-crossroads-with-a-new-director-nominee-and-a-looming-funding-cliff/
Nov 20, 2025 - Yesterday, President Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach, an energy official at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to serve a five-year term as
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https://thenai.org/press/nai-comments-on-cfpb-rfi/
Nov 21, 2025 - WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2023) – The NAI sent its comment on the CFPB RFI to the agency. These comments discuss the following key issues raised by the RFI, and
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https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/warren-statement-on-new-attempt-by-russ-vought-to-illegally-shut-down-the-cfpb
The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cfpb-director-levenbach-vought-omb-trump/806016/
Stuart Levenbach’s nomination is technical and extends Russ Vought’s tenure as acting director, a bureau spokesperson said.
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https://www.bankingdive.com/news/cfpb-supreme-court-kraninger-kavanaugh-for-cause-constitution/565450/
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, while sitting on a lower court, wrote that the "for-cause" language in the Dodd-Frank Act should be struck. If the...
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https://www.bankingdive.com/news/cfpb-fed-funding-court-vought-doj-fair-lending-disparate-impact-small-biz-data-collection/805443/
A Justice Department office argued the Fed has no money to fund the bureau. But the CFPB’s acting director hasn’t asked the central bank for money anyway.
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https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/05/cfpb-shifts-focus-away-from-buy-now-pay-later-loans/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
May 8, 2025 - Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced a significant shift in its enforcement priorities, choosing not to
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https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/bnpl-loan-values-rise-cfpb-says/807866/
The average size of buy now, pay later loans grew and use of the payment method inched up, a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study said.
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https://www.pymnts.com/news/cfpb/2025/what-banks-and-fintechs-should-expect-next-from-scaled-back-cfpb/
Dec 30, 2025 - The CFPB has reprioritized its enforcement actions and is simultaneously advancing, pausing or reconsidering key rules.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4364790/judge-trump-administration-fund-cfpb/
Dec 30, 2025 - The administration sought to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and conduct mass firings, but courts stalled the efforts.
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https://thenai.org/nai-comments-on-cfpb-proposed-amendments-to-regulation-v-under-fcra/
Nov 18, 2025 - On April 2, 2025, the NAI submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its proposed amendments to Regulation V under the Fair...
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https://digitalchamber.org/tdc-responds-to-cfpbs-proposed-regulation-e-interpretation/
Jul 30, 2025 - The Digital Chamber's Response to the CFPB's ruling to classify wallets and gaming Platforms as financial institutions
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https://www.bankingdive.com/news/stall-payday-rule-inexcusable-advocates-cfpb/560822/
Four groups accused the bureau of "abandoning its consumer-protection mission" when it failed to ask a court to lift its stay on a rule...
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https://www.pymnts.com/news/cfpb/2025/cfpb-workers-in-limbo-following-new-white-house-cutbacks/
Dec 8, 2025 - Workers at the CFPB remain in a holding pattern, as widespread layoffs have been paused by courts and workers have very little to do.
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