The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is signaling a shift in its supervision and enforcement priorities, narrowing its federal oversight and leaving a broader regulatory focus to state authorities. This strategic change includes the CFPB dropping a Biden-era enforcement action, specifically withdrawing a federal lawsuit concerning a membership credit card program previously alleged to have engaged in deceptive and abusive practices that generated tens of millions of dollars in consumer fees. Additionally, the CFPB has vacated a settlement with Townstone, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has ended special purpose credit programs by government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Meanwhile, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is adjusting its policy on enforcement related to digital assets. Other financial regulatory developments include the Bank Policy Institute's (BPI) response to the Federal Reserve's proposal to average stress test results, Treasury officials reviewing changes to the Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR), and BPI's support for the reauthorization of the Cyber Threat Information Sharing Law.
[AUDIO] Fair Lending Shake-Ups: CFPB Vacates Townstone Settlement, FHFA Ends GSEs' Special Purpose Credit Programs — The Consumer Finance Podcast https://t.co/WeY3SnaPxj | by @tpllaw
The CFPB dropped another Biden-era enforcement action, this time pulling the plug on a federal lawsuit over what it had previously alleged was a deceptive and abusive membership credit card program that took in tens of millions of dollars in consumer fees. https://t.co/HOC34JwD4D https://t.co/hS56x5nQ3S
ICYMI in the last edition of BPInsights: ➡️ BPI Response to Federal Reserve’s Proposal to Average Stress Test Results ➡️ Treasury Officials Eye SLR Changes ➡️ BPI Supports Reauthorization of Cyber Threat Information Sharing Law and more: https://t.co/6aUSv6ORuB