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Newsby Gregory ArroyoApril 8, 2017

AFSA to Congress: The CFPB ‘Needs to Be Reined In’

A day after House Republicans called for the dismissal of CFPB Director Richard Cordray, the American Financial Services Association called on Congress to reform the bureau’s practices and amend its structure.

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NewsMarch 21, 2016

House Democrats Join Republicans in CFPB Grilling

Republicans were expected to lash out at the CFPB during its semi-annual report to Congress, but there were a few unexpected critics from the other side of the aisle as well.

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NewsMarch 10, 2016

House Committee, CFPB Director to Face Off Next Week

Richard Cordray and Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee are set to square off next Wednesday. It will be the first time the director of the CFPB will appear before the committee since it issued two reports criticizing the bureau’s activities in the auto finance arena.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2016

House Republicans Ask Attorney General to Halt Ally Settlement Payouts

Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee have once again release internal CFPB documents. This time, the documents show that some settlement checks being dispersed as part of the bureau’s $98 million settlement with Ally Financial and Ally Bank have been going to white borrowers.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonOctober 1, 2015

CFPB Accused of Using ‘Junk Science’ to Regulate Auto Lending

CFPB Director Richard Cordray was met with hostility on Tuesday during the bureau’s semi-annual report to Congress. The hearing took place a day before a House committee passed two CFPB reform bills.

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Articlesby Brittany-Marie SwansonJuly 9, 2015

Supreme Court Upholds Disparate Impact

The CFPB won’t lose a key weapon in its auto-lending crackdown, but the court’s 5-4 decision does open the door to challenges in auto finance.

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NewsJune 30, 2015

NADA’s Koblenz Joins Industry Summit Roster

The NADA official who has spearheaded the association's efforts to protect franchised dealers from federal regulatory overreach will be at Industry Summit 2015 to deliver a keynote address, event organizers announced this week.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonJune 25, 2015

Supreme Court Upholds Disparate Impact

In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court held that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act, dashing the hopes of industry insiders who believed a ruling against the controversial legal theory would put a kibosh on the CFPB’s actions in auto lending.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonJune 23, 2015

CFPB: Consumers Will Soon Receive Ally Payout

A CFPB official disclosed in a June 15 blog post that the administrator of the Ally settlement fund has begun contacting and mailing checks to borrowers who were affected by Ally’s alleged discriminatory auto lending policies.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonJune 4, 2015

House Votes to Eliminate DOJ’s Use of Disparate Impact

The House passed an amendment Wednesday that would bar the Department of Justice from using funds for litigation in which the regulator seeks to apply the disparate impact theory.

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