On April 2, 2024, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered prepared remarks at a gathering hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Director Chopra’s remarks centered on the evolving landscape of data brokerage and its implications for individual privacy and national security and the CFPB’s plans to protect the public “from harmful…

On March 13, at the Financial Data Exchange Global Summit, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered a keynote address that focused on “the role of standard setters and standard-setting” as the CFPB pushes towards finalizing is its proposed Personal Financial Data Rights Rule.
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  1. Increasing Regulatory and Enforcement Risk – As we enter an election year, and considering the government’s aggressive hiring, financial institutions can expect to see increased activity by federal and state regulators and enforcement authorities, including the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FINRA, and State AGs. Jurisdictional creep continues to be of concern. We expect key rulings
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On Nov. 1, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a high-level overview of the topics covered in its proposed Personal Financial Data Rights rule: Fast Facts: Personal Financial Data Rights Proposed Rule. 

As we noted in our Oct. 20, 2023 Alert, “CFPB Issues Proposed ‘Personal Financial Data Rights’ Rule,” the CFPB’s proposed…

After years of rulemaking efforts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may issue a final rule later this month that would require lenders to collect and report data on small business loan applications, including applications from minority-owned and women-owned small businesses. According to the CFPB, when it is implemented, the rule will create the first…

On Nov. 14, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted an all-day forum on FinTech ( Forum).  The event highlighted the active role the SEC intends to take in monitoring and regulating technological innovation based upon the potential impact of innovation on investors and capital markets.

In her remarks to Forum attendees, SEC Chair…