The Bureau periodically releases policy guidance, including compliance bulletins, joint-agency memoranda, and other notices and guidance to inform and advise regulated entities.
This policy statement informs consumer reporting agencies and furnishers of the Bureau’s flexible supervisory and enforcement approach during this pandemic regarding compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Regulation V.
As of March 26, 2020, and until further notice, the Bureau does not intend to cite in an examination or initiate an enforcement action against any entity for failure to submit to the Bureau certain information relating to credit card and prepaid accounts.
For remittances that occur on or after July 21, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, the Bureau does not intend to cite in an examination or initiate an enforcement action in connection with the disclosure of actual third-party fees and exchange rates against any insured institution that will be newly required to disclose actual third-party fees and exchange rates after the temporary exception expires and instead continues to provide estimated disclosures that would have been allowed under the temporary exception.
The federal financial institution regulatory agencies (the agencies), in consultation with state financial regulators, issued a revised interagency statement encouraging financial institutions to work constructively with borrowers affected by COVID-19 and providing additional information regarding loan modifications.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it is providing needed flexibility to enable financial companies to work with customers in need as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amends and reissues CFPB Bulletin 2013-06.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a policy statement providing a framework on how it intends to apply the abusiveness standard in supervision and enforcement matters.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is issuing this statement regarding Certified Community Development Financial Institutions receiving Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), dated as of Feb. 25, 2019, is made and entered into by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). This MOU is intended to facilitate the fulfillment of the Agencies’ responsibilities in a manner consistent with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”).
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is issuing this bulletin to announce changes to how it articulates supervisory expectations to institutions in connection with supervisory events.
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) recognizes the serious impact major disasters or emergencies have on consumers and the operations of many supervised entities. Existing laws and regulations provide supervised entities regulatory flexibility to take certain actions that can benefit consumers in communities under stress and hasten recovery. The Bureau will also consider the impact of major disasters or emergencies on supervised entities themselves when conducting supervisory activities.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing this statement to advise our supervised entities that the CFPB encourages them to work with consumers affected by Hurricane Maria to make use of existing regulatory flexibility where doing so would benefit consumers affected by this major disaster.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is updating its statement on Hurricane Harvey to also address Hurricane Irma. The CFPB advises our supervised entities that we encourage them to work with consumers affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to make use of existing regulatory flexibility where doing so would benefit consumers affected by these major disasters.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the United States Department of the Treasury, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) are issuing this joint memorandum to encourage coordination among financial institutions, law enforcement, and adult protective service agencies (APS) in order to protect older adults from elder financial exploitation.
CFPB Compliance Bulletin 2017-01
The Bureau is issuing non-binding policy guidance relating to a three-day period of early compliance with the 2016 Final Rule.
CFPB Bulletin 2016-03
Amends and reissues CFPB Bulletin 2012-03.
This notice is issued pursuant to section 706(e) of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and concerns the new Uniform Residential Loan Application and the collection of expanded Home Mortgage Disclosure Act information about ethnicity and race in 2017.
Supervisory expectations regarding customer account deposit reconciliation practices
Notice about the submission of credit card agreements to the Bureau.
CFPB Compliance Bulletin 2015-07
CFPB Bulletin 2015-06
Process for appeals of supervisory matters. (Includes CFPB Bulletin 2012-07 and Revised Process documents).
