CFPB, Federal Agencies, State Agencies, and Attorneys General
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra recently gave opening remarks at the joint meeting of the Community Bank and Credit Union Advisory Councils. In them, he expressed a desire to re-direct the CFPB’s attention to the needs of financial institutions used by local businesses and to make relationship banking a key priority for the CFPB.
Director Chopra…
On August 3, 2020, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) issued a joint statement to provide prudent risk management and consumer protection principles for financial institutions to consider when working with borrowers as consumer and business loans near the end of initial loan accommodation periods during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance notes that the…
The CFPB is searching for an Assistant Director to head its Office of Financial Institutions. The Office is part of the CFPB’s Division of External Affairs. Based on the job description posted by the CFPB on its website, it appears that the Office’s role will be to develop and implement the CFPB’s outreach efforts to…
