A September 29, 2014 Report of the Joint Federal Reserve/CFPB Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the CFPB’s rulemaking process generally complies with the requirements of Section 1100G of the Dodd-Frank legislation and offered only minor criticisms identifying potential improvements. Section 1100G amended the Regulatory Flexibility Act to require the Bureau to (A) assess the impact of any proposed rule on the cost of credit for small business entities through regulatory flexibility analyses and (B) to convene panels to seek direct input from small business entities prior to issuing certain rules.… Continue Reading