CFPB can't wait for the federal register: final rules deemed issued when posted to CFPB's website *

USA - January 3 2013
At the end of 2012, the CFPB released a final rule intended to speed up final issuance of pending rules by literally circumventing the publication…

Co-authors: Richard E. Gottlieb, Jeffrey E. Jamison.

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Additional staff changes at the Bureau *

USA - September 7 2012
Less than one week after it was announced that the CFPB’s prolific rulemaking unit—the Office of Regulations—was losing its Assistant Director to private practice, the CFPB announced a replacement as well other changes in its senior management.

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Extension of comment period for proposed changes to definition of "finance charge" *

USA - September 7 2012
In July 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a proposed rule which would replace the current disclosure forms mortgage loan applicants obtain under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues final remittance transfer rule *

USA - September 7 2012
The CFPB released the final part of its new remittance rule which amends the prior rule in a number of ways and grants relief to certain remittance transfer providers.

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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection proposes new mortgage appraisal rules *

USA - September 7 2012
On August 15, 2012, the CFPB released two proposed rules that would implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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