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CFPB confirms plan to issue new rule on 1071, extend deadlines

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it plans to issue new Section 1071 rulemaking as soon as possible and has extended compliance deadlines for most entities by one year—an extension designed to protect lenders that are not members of ICBA and not otherwise protected by the current stay.

Jun 27, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Agencies issue 2025 list of CRA geographies

Federal banking regulators issued the 2024 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies.

May 15, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
CFPB withdraws proposed rule on Regulation V

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau withdrew its proposed rule on data broker practices (Regulation V), calling it unnecessary or appropriate at this time.

May 7, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
CFPB deprioritizing ‘buy now, pay later’ enforcement actions

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it will not prioritize enforcement actions related to “buy now, pay later.”

Compliance Question of the Week

Question: When must a bank provide an adverse action notice disclosure under FCRA?

ANSWER:

Under FCRA, an adverse action notice must be provided to any consumer defined as an individual, including co-applicants (see 603(c)).

The notice may be provided in writing or orally or in electronic format.

The FCRA notice is required when adverse action is taken based on information in a consumer report.

For a covered transaction under FCRA, a notice must be provided if:

  • adverse action is taken in whole or in part on information in a consumer report;
  • consumer credit is denied or a charge for credit increased based on information obtained from third parties other than consumer reporting agencies bearing upon the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, person al characteristics, or mode of living; or
  • adverse action was taken based on information furnished by a corporate affiliate of the person taking the action.

When adverse action involves a consumer report in which a credit score played a role in the decision, the following are required, as applicable:

  1. Section 615(a) notice (adverse action based on information in a consumer report;
  2. Section 615(b)(1) notice (consumer credit denied or a charge for credit increased based on information obtained from third parties other than consumer reporting agencies;
  3. Section 615(b)(2) notice (taking adverse action based on information obtained from an affiliate).

Reference: FCRA, Section 603(c), 615(a)(2) - (4), 615(b)(1) and (2); Federal Reserve Consumer Compliance Outlook, 2nd Quarter 2013

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