2022 is set to be a turning point for US financial policy as the Biden Administration’s regulators ready a slew of regulations that are likely to increase the cost of compliance for Wall Street and corporate America. Biden’s top financial… Read More ›
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Wells Fargo’s growth prospects at risk, faces potential new sanctions
In a significant development, following the slow pace of Wells Fargo & Co’s efforts to compensate victims of its fraudulent sales practice scandals, U.S. regulators have now warned the bank that it potentially faces new sanctions. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… Read More ›
Equifax agrees to settle 2017 data breach federal and state investigations with $700 million
This is one of the largest ever settlement for a data breach. Affected consumers should get in touch with the company. On Monday Equifax Inc, a credit-reporting company, stated it will pay up to $700 million to settle U.S. federal… Read More ›
Wells Fargo readies to pay a $1 billion related to abuses from its lending business
Wells Fargo is readying to pay the fine as two U.S. regulators had found inconsistencies at its auto lending and mortgage business. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Wells Fargo & Co is likely to agree… Read More ›
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down fiduciary rule
This is the second instance wherein systemic changes brought in by former President Barrack Obama in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis is being dismantled. In a landmark judgment, a federal appeals court has struck down the U.S. Department… Read More ›
U.S. Senate kills CFPB’s rule on arbitration and class action lawsuits
The rule disallowed a customer’s right to sue, individually or as a group, in the event of them becoming a customer of a financial company, including a bank; the banning of their rights is irrespective of any wrongdoing or misconduct… Read More ›
New rule to protect businesses from Class Action lawsuits from consumers enters a critical period
The new rule limits the ability of consumers to sue financial companies. This should be read in the context of the Trump Administration trying to repeal the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. A rule that was years in the making, intended… Read More ›
The outcome of these two landmark cases will determine Wall Street’s policies
The SEC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were given a set of powers in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Efforts are now being made to dismantle these structures. Is this the preamble to a coming global financial… Read More ›