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Regulations and Guidance
Jul 3, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
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.”

Mar 27, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
HUD revises residency requirements for FHA loans

The Federal Housing Administration published revisions to residency requirements that will eliminate the “Non-permanent Residents” category in both the Single Family Title I and Title II programs.

Mar 27, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
Treasury publishes final rule removing BOI reporting requirements for U.S. companies

The Treasury Department announced the formal publication of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act.

Mar 27, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
CFPB withdraws court filing claiming Reg E applies to wire transactions

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau withdrew a court filing in which it previously argued that online-initiated wire transfers are subject to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E.

Mar 25, 2025 | NewsWatch Today
FinCEN publishes FAQs on border Geographic Targeting Order

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published responses to frequently asked questions about its March 11 Geographic Targeting Order to combat the illicit activities and money laundering of Mexico-based cartels and other criminal actors along the southwest border of the United States.

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