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Enforcement of last year’s interpretive rule on “buy now, pay later” loans will not be prioritized and could be rescinded in the future, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the bureau said Tuesday.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

  • Exam Council provides MSA, MD reports through Census Online database

    December 11, 2025 0
    Reports for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) that contain multiple Metropolitan Divisions (MDs) can now be produced by the “Census Online” database maintained by the umbrella group for federal financial regulators, the agency said Thursday. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council [...]
  • OCC says 9 biggest supervised banks engaged in ‘debanking’; more to come

    December 10, 2025 0
    A five-page report (plus cover) providing “preliminary findings” of a supervisory review of purported “debanking” activities by the nine largest banks it supervises was released Wednesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The OCC’s review, still [...]
  • UPDATED: Credit union regulator launches ‘first round’ of changing, eliminating ‘overly burdensome’ regulations

    December 10, 2025 0
    Calling it the “first round” of proposed regulatory changes, the federal credit union regulator Wednesday released a laundry list of rules it said it intends to change or remove. According to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), it plans to [...]
  • FinCEN says virtual currency trading platform facilitated suspicious activity; imposes $3.5 million penalty

    December 10, 2025 0
    A convertible virtual currency, peer-to-peer trading platform was fined $3.5 million for allegedly facilitating more than $500 million in suspicious activity involving “a host of illicit actors,” Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm said. The fine against Paxful, Inc., and Paxful [...]
  • Comptroller jumps on board to oppose state enforcing usury laws on out of state bank, fintech lending

    December 9, 2025 0
    The courts, or Congress, should remedy the outcome of a legal case decided last month that out-of-state banks and fintech partners lending to someone in Colorado must comply with state interest rate caps, the national banking regulator said Tuesday as [...]
  • OCC letter: Banks permitted to engage in ‘riskless’ principal crypto-asset transactions

    December 9, 2025 0
    Banks may engage in “riskless” principal crypto-asset transactions with and on behalf of their customers, according to an interpretive letter released Tuesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The letter, from the agency’s senior deputy comptroller [...]
  • New credit union, third this year, will provide lending, saving to CA underserved area

    December 8, 2025 0
    A new credit union will soon be offering financial services – including mortgages and home equity loans — to its membership in the Bay Area of California, its federal regulator said Monday. The charter for Haven Federal Credit Union(FCU)  – [...]
  • Three banks ‘outstanding,’ three others ‘need improvement,’ FDIC says in latest CRA report

    December 8, 2025 0
    Three banks earned ratings of “outstanding” for their compliance with anti-redlining rules in results of examinations in September, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Friday. However, three other banks earned ratings of “needs improvement” and the remaining 52 banks [...]

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