All Rohit Chopra articles
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News Brief
CFPB: Citi to pay $26M over Armenian American discrimination
Citi agreed to pay $25.9 million in fines and redress as part of a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau addressing allegations the bank discriminated against credit card applicants identified as Armenian American.
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News Brief
CFPB proposes expanded oversight of nonbank companies
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking greater authority to supervise the activities of companies that offer services like digital wallets and payment apps on par with how the agency oversees large banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions.
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CFPB eyes open banking with financial data rights rule proposal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving forward its plan to give consumers more control over their personal financial data as part of a new rule proposal.
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CFPB’s Chopra teases new rules for data brokers at White House roundtable
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving forward with plans to propose new rules for data brokers that would regulate their personal data gathering activities under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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News Brief
CFPB: ‘Poorly deployed’ AI chatbots harming banking customer service
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau flagged risks regarding expanded use of chatbots by financial institutions, specifically for customer service purposes.
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News Brief
U.S. authorities reiterate enforcement focus on AI discrimination
Officials at four U.S. agencies warned they are prepared to act against bias or discrimination that involves artificial intelligence.
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CFPB reaffirms tougher stance with $3.7B Wells Fargo settlement
Wells Fargo will pay a total of $3.7 billion to address “widespread mismanagement” of auto loans, mortgages, and deposit accounts as part of a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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CFPB outlines rule mandating FIs provide customers their data
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau initiated rulemaking that would require banks and other financial institutions to make a consumer’s personal financial data available to them upon request.
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U.S. Chamber, bank groups sue CFPB for expanding supervisory remit
A group of banking and business associations sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Director Rohit Chopra for overstepping their authority when the agency indicated it would begin actively searching for discrimination and disparate impacts during supervisory exams.
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CFPB targets fintechs with examination policy shift
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will begin conducting supervisory examinations on nonbank financial companies the agency believes “pose risks to consumers.”
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CFPB sues ‘repeat offender’ TransUnion over consent order violations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit in federal court charging TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries, and one of its longtime executives with violating a 2017 consent order and other consumer financial protection laws.
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FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams to resign after partisan feud
Jelena McWilliams will resign as chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Feb. 4, following a public clash with Democratic members of the board regarding bank mergers.
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CFPB picks consumer advocate Eric Halperin to lead enforcement
Newly confirmed CFPB Director Rohit Chopra has chosen Eric Halperin to lead the agency’s Office of Enforcement, as well as announcing the appointment of Lorelei Salas as assistant director for supervision policy.
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Rohit Chopra-led CFPB cracking down early on data, automation
Rohit Chopra has led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for less than a month, but one area of examination and enforcement priority is already coming into focus: data.
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Rohit Chopra confirmed as CFPB director; more dominoes to follow?
The Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra to be the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a party-line vote. Lawmakers will soon shift their attention to his replacement at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Biden nominates 3 to CFTC, including Rostin Behnam as chair
President Joe Biden announced the nomination of three individuals to serve as commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, including the naming of Rostin Behnam as the agency’s full-time chair.
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Lina Khan’s rise to FTC chair suggests aggressive antitrust enforcement
Lina Khan’s elevation to chair of the FTC on the same day her nomination was confirmed by the Senate signals the Biden administration’s intention to aggressively address antitrust issues.
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Hardball politics at play in leadership changes at PCAOB, CFPB
No federal agency is truly immune from politics—even the ones that are supposed to be independent. That is what’s playing out at the PCAOB and CFPB as Democrats utilize similar tactics coined by their Republican counterparts.
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Regulatory leadership status check: FTC nominee key to relieving backlog
With President Joe Biden’s picks to lead the Justice Department, Treasury Department, and SEC confirmed and sworn in, we check in on where other key regulatory agencies stand.
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CFPB flips on Trump-era abusive acts stance
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reversed a Trump administration policy on how it assesses and punishes abusive practices in the financial services industry.