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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonJune 19, 2014

CFPB to Release White Paper on Proxy Methodology

During the CFPB’s semi-annual report to the House Financial Services Committee, Director Richard Cordray said the agency will be releasing a white paper on the methodology it uses to determine the presence of discrimination in auto loans.

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NewsMay 8, 2014

CFPB Proposes New Rule for Privacy Disclosures

The rule would allow finance sources that limit their consumer data-sharing and meet other requirements to post their annual privacy notices online rather than delivering them individually.

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NewsApril 17, 2014

Senator Introduces 2 CFPB Reform Bills

Last week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer introduced two bills aimed at restructuring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bills would replace the CFPB’s director with a bipartisan commission and change the voting requirements for overturning regulations.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonMarch 20, 2014

CFPB is ‘Least Accountable’ Federal Agency, Lawmaker Charges

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, on behalf of the House Financial Services Committee, released a video Monday calling on the CFPB to make its advisory council meetings open to the public.

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Articlesby Brittany-Marie SwansonDecember 23, 2013

Showdown in D.C.

Industry representatives and consumer advocacy groups squared off in Washington, D.C., last month for the CFPB’s first public forum on auto lending. The event revealed the tightrope the bureau is walking between preserving a rebounding market and strengthening consumer protections.

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NewsNovember 14, 2013

Disparate Impact Challenge Ends in Settlement on Eve of CFPB Forum

On the eve of the CFPB’s first public forum on auto lending, a town council in New Jersey unanimously votes to settle a lawsuit centered on the disparate impact theory.

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NewsNovember 5, 2013

CFPB Responds to Senators’ Demands

CFPB Director Richard Cordray responded Monday to lawmaker demands for information on the bureau’s investigation of the indirect financing channel. The director delivered his response a day before Ally revealed in a filing with the SEC that it may be facing ECOA violations.

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NewsSeptember 4, 2013

Steven Antonakes Named Deputy Director of CFPB

Steven Antonakes officially assumes the role of deputy director for the CFPB, the bureau announced this week.

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NewsJuly 18, 2013

Senate Confirms Richard Cordray as CFPB Director

The U.S. Senate confirmed Tuesday evening the appointment of CFPB Director Richard Cordray, a decision President Barack Obama praised during a press conference held yesterday.

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ArticlesJuly 15, 2013

Taking Fire

Until last month, the CFPB was doing a lot more aiming than shooting. But its first enforcement action against an auto finance source and its partner company proves the agency isn’t firing blanks.

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