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CFPB announces key leadership changes

CFPB Monitor

On October 30, the CFPB announced changes in two key leadership positions, Assistant Director for the Office of Supervision Policy and Assistant Director for the Office of Enforcement. Salas and Mr. Halperin will both report to the Associate Director of Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending (SEFL). From 2016 to 2021, Ms.

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CFPB issues Fall 2018 semi-annual report

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB recently issued its Fall 2018 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018. The report represents the CFPB’s first semi-annual report under the leadership of Director Kathy Kraninger. The Bureau also found that entities satisfied (i.e.

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CFPB announces Deputy Director and additions to senior leadership and executive teams

CFPB Monitor

Johnson first joined the Bureau in December 2017 as Senior Advisor to the Director and was named Principal Policy Director in April 2018 by former Acting Director Mulvaney. Mr. Johnson has served as Acting Deputy Director since he was appointed to that position by Mr. Mulvaney in July 2018.

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Lending Fintechs Acquire Analytics Fintechs: So What?

Gonzobanker

Q2’s acquisition follows many years of paced, organic growth in consumer and business digital banking and a string of acquisitions including digital deposit origination specialist Gro Solutions and loan/lease origination system provider Cloud Lending. Lending is a great area of a bank for analytics to grow from naturally. Meridianlink.

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CFPB Payday Lending Rules 2.0 — What’s Next

PYMNTS

While there were many provisions to the payday lending rules as originally passed, the one that caused the greatest controversy was the “ability to repay” provision that would have required short-term lenders to establish a borrower’s ability to repay before offering them a small-dollar, short-term lending product.

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This Week’s Podcast: CFPB Summer 2018 Supervisory Highlights

CFPB Monitor

Willis, who chairs Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Litigation Group, discuss the CFPB’s findings regarding debt collection, payday loans, automobile servicing, and small business lending. To listen and subscribe to the podcast, click here.

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CFPB issues Fall 2019 Semi-Annual Report to Congress

CFPB Monitor

The new report indicates that the Bureau had 1,430 employees as of September 30, 2019, representing a decrease of 22 employees from the number of employees as of September 30, 2018 (which was 1,452 employees). The CFPB has issued its Fall 2019 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.

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