Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, got a taste yesterday of what it’s going to be like for at least the next two years every time he heads up to Capitol Hill to visit the House Financial Services Committee, with Republicans calling on the CFPB to …
Read More »Chopra Sidesteps Appeals Court Ruling in Speech, Announces Plan for Open Banking Rule
In his first public comments following last week’s ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, not only chose not to mention the ruling in any way, shape, or form, but announced that the Bureau is planning to move forward …
Read More »Top House Republicans Demand Answers from Chopra
A pair of Republicans in the House of Representatives have written a letter to Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau demanding proof that justifies the Bureau’s authority to take action on rulemakings and initiatives it has announced. The Republicans — Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-N.C.], the ranking …
Read More »Chopra Stands Firm in Response to Senate Republicans
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra yesterday appeared to be unswayed by accusations from Senate Republicans that the Bureau is not staying in its lane, saying that the CFPB will “keep doing our work, regardless of the false accusations that are made about our staff.” Chopra spoke virtually at …
Read More »Senate Republicans Blast Chopra for Advancing Liberal Agenda
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee have come out and really told Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, what they think of his “radical and highly-politicized” agenda, and called on him to stop using “inappropriate tactics” and “stay within the boundaries of law.” Backstory: Under Chopra’s …
Read More »CFPB Warns Collectors Working Nursing Home Accounts About Potential FDCPA Violations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants debt collectors to know that if they are collecting or attempting to collect debts on behalf of nursing home clients that require caregivers to personally guarantee payment of a resident’s bills — which violates federal law — the collector may be in violation of …
Read More »Goldman Discloses CFPB Looking Into its Credit Card Operation
Goldman Sachs, which launched a credit card business in partnership with Apple, announced yesterday that it is being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for how it handles customer refunds and billing disputes, and how it furnishes information to the credit bureaus. Goldman, which is making a big push …
Read More »Fines Might Not be Enough: CFPB’s Chopra
In an interview last week, Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, pondered whether assessing fines is enough to deter illegal behavior in the financial services industry, saying that the Bureau will “continue to seek new remedies” to ensure companies meet their responsibilities and obligations. Chopra has …
Read More »House Republicans Investigating Chopra’s Alleged ‘Colluding’ With State AGs
A group of House Republicans have sent a letter to Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, accusing him and the Bureau of “colluding” with state Attorneys General to pursue duplicative enforcement actions against companies in the financial services industry. The letter — sent by Rep. Patrick …
Read More »Groups Launch Ad Campaign, Issue White Paper, Detailing ‘Unlawful’ Actions at CFPB
Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has finally gone too far, in the eyes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and three national banking trade groups, who yesterday started campaigns to draw attention to what they labeled as Chopra’s “radical agenda and reckless actions.” The Chamber …
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