Summary of Dodd-Frank Act, produced by DLA Piper
Section-by-section and agency-by-agency breakdown of the act's rule proposals
Summary of Mortgage Lending Provisions in Dodd-Frank, provided by Hudson Cook
Memorandum of Understanding between CFPB and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors
GAO Report on Dodd-Frank Act Regulations (November 2011)
Reuters 05/10/2012
The Republican plan also takes money away from financial regulatory reforms passed in 2010, eliminating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp's powers to bail out the largest financial firms and cutting funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
Consumer bureau plans new rules on mortgage fees
Los Angeles Times 05/10/2012
Proposals from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau include requiring flat origination fees so that consumers could more easily compare them. By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ...
U. prof joins federal consumer financial protection unit
Salt Lake Tribune 05/09/2012
By Matt Canham Washington • A University of Utah law professor known for his critical view of payday lending has taken a job with the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chris Peterson, will take a leave from the U. law school, ...
DOD, Financial Protection Bureau Underscore Partnership
Department of Defense 05/04/2012
By Lisa Daniel WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 – Defense Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials attended a Pentagon ceremony here today where they signed a joint statement of shared principles that underscores their partnership to ...
Cordray: Regulators need a certain humility
MarketWatch 05/04/2012
Cordray is the new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency founded as part of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The CPFB, an advocate for consumers against financial institutions, was the most controversial and contentious part of the ...
Republicans demand details on consumer bureau budget
The Hill (blog) 05/03/2012
By Peter Schroeder - 05/03/12 02:08 PM ET Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are keeping the pressure on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), demanding a series of detailed budgetary documents from the new agency.
Consumer bureau appointee to promote financial industry diversity
Los Angeles Times 04/30/2012
Stuart Ishimaru, who served as acting EEOC chairman from 2009-2010, will lead the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency and other federal banking regulators were required to create such offices ...
Susan Tompor: Do the math before you borrow the money for college
Detroit Free Press 04/26/2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently created a student debt calculator as part of its "Know Before You Owe" initiative. See www.consumerfinance.gov/payingforcollege. The new calculator is in the draft stage but can be a big help when ...
US Consumer Bureau Starts Examination of Mandatory Arbitration
Bloomberg 04/24/2012
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking comment on the use of clauses that require consumers to resolve disputes with companies through arbitration rather than through the court system. “We want to learn how arbitration clauses affect ...
Federal Reserve Proposed Rules on Regulation B; Equal Credit Opportunity
AFSA comment letter on Data Reporting Exemption for Small Business Loans
Federal Reserve Proposed Rules on Ability to Repay
AFSA comment letter
Final Federal Reserve and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Requirements Rules
Final Federal Reserve Rules on Debit Card Interchange Fees
AFSA comment letter on CFPB Complaint Form (May 9)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies
AFSA Comment letter submitted Feb. 25
Treasury Notice of Proposed Privacy Act System Of Records
Joint AFSA and MBA comment letter submitted Feb. 9
To help industry executives wade through the 2,300-page bill’s implications, AFSA put together a four-part webinar series in July 2010 addressing each of the association’s business segments: credit cards, mortgage, personal loans, and vehicle finance. Each of the hour-long webinars largely dealt with the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Credit Card PowerPoint Presentation
Vehicle Finance PowerPoint Presentation
Mortgage Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
Personal Loans Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
AFSA has compiled two white papers dealing with the Dodd-Frank Act.

