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  • [ November 19, 2025 ] White House offers OMB staffer, with focus on environment, to become consumer bureau director CFPB
  • [ November 19, 2025 ] Regulator takes control of small PA credit union, citing unsafe, unsound practices NCUA
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‘Buy now, pay later’ rule not a priority for enforcement, CFPB says; rescission to be considered

May 6, 2025 0

Enforcement of last year’s interpretive rule on “buy now, pay later” loans will not be prioritized and could be rescinded in the future, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the bureau said Tuesday. As with […]

CFPB

BNPL interpretive rule kicks in July 30; bureau taking comments until Aug. 1

June 10, 2024 0

An interpretive rule that applies some Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act) requirements to lenders marketing “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) loans that are accessed through digital user accounts is set to take effect July […]

OCC

BNPL risks addressed in new guidance; expects ‘safe, sound,’ fair access to services

December 6, 2023 0

Risks associated with “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) lending programs are addressed in guidance issued Wednesday by the regulator of national banks. The guidance, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), […]

CFPB

Bureau, European Commission open dialog on ‘critical consumer issues,’ including AI, BNPL

July 17, 2023 0

“Critical financial consumer protection issues” will be the focus of joint talks between the federal consumer financial protection agency and its European counterpart, the agencies said Monday. In their joint statement, the Consumer Financial Protection […]

CFPB

New findings link ‘buy now, pay later’ programs to borrowers using other credit products (including high interest loans)

March 2, 2023 0

Borrowers who use “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) programs are more likely to exhibit measures of financial distress than non-users, and they are also more likely to be active users of high interest products including […]

CFPB

Concerned about ‘buy now, pay later,’ CFPB opens inquiry, as credit reporter adds scrutiny

December 20, 2021 0

Concern about accumulating debt, regulatory arbitrage, data harvesting, and other components associated with “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) plans has led the federal consumer financial protection agency to open an inquiry into the quickly expanding […]

Today

  • White House offers OMB staffer, with focus on environment, to become consumer bureau director

    November 19, 2025 0
    The next leader for the federal consumer financial protection agency would be a staff member of the White House budget office – who has focused on environmental issues — if the Senate confirms the nomination, which it received Tuesday. According [...]
  • Regulator takes control of small PA credit union, citing unsafe, unsound practices

    November 19, 2025 0
    A small Pennsylvania credit union was placed into conservatorship by its federal regulator late Tuesday, which cited “unsafe and unsound practices,” the agency said. Copper & Glass Federal Credit Union in Glassport, Pa. – which has 1,255 members and assets [...]
  • Fed’s Barr warns of ‘real dangers’ from weakened bank supervision

    November 18, 2025 0
    Growing pressures to weaken bank supervision – to scale back bank examiner coverage, dilute ratings systems, and redefine “unsafe and unsound” – present “real dangers” to the American people, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Michael Barr said Tuesday. Speaking in Washington [...]
  • New ‘sharpened’ focus for Fed examiners released, signifying ‘a significant shift’ from past practices

    November 18, 2025 0
    Examiners will focus on material financial risks threatening safety and soundness of the banks they review and on taking “timely, proportionate action” to ensure the risks are “properly addressed,” the Federal Reserve said Tuesday in releasing its revamped supervisory operating [...]
  • Bank may pay ‘gas fees’ on blockchain networks, agency confirms in letter

    November 18, 2025 0
    So-called “gas fees” – or network fees – may be paid on blockchain networks, the national bank regulator said Tuesday in an interpretive letter, to facilitate “otherwise permissible activities.” The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said national [...]

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