BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION 

12 CFR Ch. X

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) is publishing this Agenda 

as part of the Spring 2014 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The CFPB 

reasonably anticipates having the regulatory matters identified below under consideration during the 

period from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015. The next agenda will be published in the fall of 2014 and will 

update this agenda through the fall of 2015. Publication of this agenda is in accordance with the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

DATES: This information is current as of February 28, 2014. 

ADDRESS: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A staff contact is included for each regulatory item listed 

herein. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CFPB is publishing its spring 2014 agenda as part of the 

Spring 2014 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is coordinated by the 

Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866. The CFPB’s participation in the Unified 

Agenda is voluntary. The complete Unified Agenda will be available to the public at the following 

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website: http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-

203, 124 Stat. 1376 (Dodd-Frank Act), the CFPB has rulemaking, supervisory, enforcement, and other 

authorities relating to consumer financial products and services. These authorities include the ability to 

issue regulations under more than a dozen Federal consumer financial laws, which transferred to the 

CFPB from seven Federal agencies on July 21, 2011. The CFPB also is working on a wide range of 

initiatives to address issues in markets for consumer financial products and services that are not reflected 

in this notice because the Unified Agenda is limited to rulemaking activities. 

The CFPB reasonably anticipates having the regulatory matters identified below under 

consideration during the period from April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.1

 Among the Bureau’s more 

significant regulatory efforts are the following. 

Implementing Dodd-Frank Act Mortgage Protections 

First, the CFPB is continuing its regulatory efforts to implement critical consumer protections 

under the Dodd-Frank Act. For instance, in November 2013 the Bureau issued a Final Rule to 

consolidate Federal mortgage disclosures under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real Estate 

Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). The new “Know Before You Owe” mortgage forms will replace the 

existing Federal disclosures and help consumers understand their options, choose the deal that’s best for 

them, and avoid costly surprises at the closing table. This rule will be effective August 1, 2015, and in the 

coming months, the Bureau will provide additional regulatory implementation support information to help 

industry understand and implement the rule. 

The Bureau is also continuing rulemaking activities to assist in the full implementation of, and 

facilitate compliance with, various mortgage-related final rules issued by the Bureau in January 2013, 

strengthening consumer protections involving the origination and servicing of mortgages. These rules, 

implementing requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act, were all effective by January 2014, however the 

 

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 The listing does not include certain routine, frequent, or administrative matters. Further, certain of the information 

fields for the listing are not applicable to independent regulatory agencies, including the CFPB, and, accordingly, the 

CFPB has indicated responses of “no” for such fields. 

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Bureau is planning to engage in further rulemaking to consider certain additional refinements to these 

rules. 

In addition, the Bureau has begun work in preparation to implement Dodd-Frank Act amendments 

to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) that require, among other things, supplementation of 

existing data reporting requirements regarding housing-related loans and applications for such loans. 

Bureau Regulatory Efforts in Other Consumer Markets 

Second, the CFPB is working on and considering a number of rulemakings to address important 

consumer protection issues in other markets for consumer financial products and services. For instance, 

the Bureau is reviewing comments received in response to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

on debt collection, and has been engaged in extensive research and analysis concerning payday loans, 

deposit advance products, and bank and credit union overdraft programs, building on Bureau white 

papers issued in April and June 2013. 

The Bureau is also continuing work on a number of earlier initiatives concerning consumer 

payment services. For instance, following on an earlier Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

concerning general purpose reloadable prepaid cards, the Bureau expects to issue a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking concerning prepaid cards in mid-2014. The Bureau also expects to issue a proposal shortly 

to consider whether to extend the sunset of a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act allowing depository 

institutions to estimate certain items on disclosures concerning consumer remittance transfers to foreign 

countries. 

Third, the Bureau is continuing rulemaking activities that will further establish the Bureau’s 

nonbank supervisory authority by defining larger participants of certain markets for consumer financial 

products and services. Larger participants of such markets, as the Bureau defines by rule, are subject to 

the Bureau’s supervisory authority. 

Bureau Regulatory Streamlining Efforts 

Fourth, the Bureau is continuing work to consider opportunities to modernize and streamline 

regulations that it inherited from other agencies pursuant to a transfer of rulemaking authority under the 

Dodd-Frank Act. This work includes implementing the consolidation and streamlining of Federal 

mortgage disclosure forms discussed earlier, and exploring opportunities to reduce unwarranted 

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regulatory burden as part of the HMDA rulemaking. The Bureau is also expecting to issue a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking shortly to explore whether to modify certain requirements under the Gramm-LeachBliley Act to provide annual notices regarding financial institutions’ data sharing practices. 

Finally, the Bureau is continuing to assess timelines for other rulemakings mandated by the 

Dodd-Frank Act or inherited from other agencies and to conduct outreach and research to assess issues 

in various other markets for consumer financial products and services. As this work continues, the 

Bureau will evaluate possible policy responses, including possible rulemaking actions, taking into account 

the critical need for and effectiveness of various policy tools. The Bureau will update its regulatory 

agenda in fall 2014 to reflect the results of this further prioritization and planning. 

Dated: February 28, 2014. 

NAME: Meredith Fuchs, 

General Counsel, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 

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The 24 Regulatory Agendas

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - PreRule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) 3170-AA10

Payday Loans and Deposit Advance Products 3170-AA40

Debt Collection Rule 3170-AA41

Overdraft 3170-AA42

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Requirements for Prepaid Cards (Regulation E) 3170-AA22

Annual Privacy Notice 3170-AA39

Further Amendments to 2013 Mortgage Rules (Regulations X and Z) 3170-AA43

Amendments to FIRREA Concerning Appraisals 3170-AA44

Extension of the Temporary Exception for Certain Disclosures Under the Remittance Transfer Rule 3170-AA45

Defining Larger Participants in a Market for Auto Lending 3170-AA46

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Restatement of Federal Consumer Financial Law Regulations 3170-AA06

Defining Larger Participants of the International Money Transfer Market 3170-AA25

Rules of Practice for Issuance of Temporary Cease-and-Desist Orders 3170-AA29

Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund 3170-AA38

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity (Regulation D) 3170-AA04

Registration of Certain Nonbank Covered Persons 3170-AA07

Business Lending Data (Regulation B) 3170-AA09

TILA Mortgage Amendments (Regulation Z) 3170-AA18

The Expedited Funds Availability Act (Regulation CC) 3170-AA31

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Amendments to TILA Concerning Appraisals 3170-AA11

Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in

Lending Act (Regulation Z) 3170-AA19

Equal Access to Justice Act Implementation Rule 3170-AA27

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Defining Larger Participants of the Student Loan Servicing Market 3170-AA35

Amendments to 2013 Mortgage Rules (Regulations B, X, and Z) 3170-AA37

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA10

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Title: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C)

Abstract: Section 1094 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) amended the

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), which requires certain financial institutions to collect and report information in

connection with housing-related loans and applications they receive for such loans. The amendments made by the Dodd-Frank

Act, among other things, expand the scope of information relating to mortgage applications and loans that must be compiled,

maintained, and reported under HMDA, including the ages of loan applicants and mortgagors, information relating to the points

and fees payable at origination, the difference between the annual percentage rate associated with the loan and benchmark

rates for all loans, the term of any prepayment penalty, the value of the property to be pledged as collateral, the term of the

loan and of any introductory interest rate for the loan, the presence of contract terms allowing non-amortizing payments, the

application channel, and the credit scores of applicants and mortgagors. The Dodd-Frank Act also provides authority for the

CFPB to require other information, including identifiers for loans, parcels, and loan originators. The CFPB expects to complete

the SBREFA process and begin developing a proposed rule concerning the data to be collected and appropriate format,

procedures, information safeguards, and privacy protections for information compiled and reported under HMDA. The CFPB is

considering additional revisions to its regulations to effectuate the purposes of HMDA.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1003 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 2801 to 2810

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Prerule Activities 05/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Joan Kayagil

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA40

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Title: Payday Loans and Deposit Advance Products

Abstract: In April 2013, the CFPB issued a white paper summarizing the CFPB's initial findings from its analysis of payday loan

and deposit advance products. The white paper, which was based on supervisory data, highlighted a number of consumer

protection concerns, including consumers' "sustained use" of these short-term, high-cost products. The CFPB is considering

whether rules governing these products are warranted under CFPB authorities, and if so what types of rules would be

appropriate. Rulemaking might include disclosures or address acts or practices in connection with these products.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Prerule Activities 09/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Mark Morelli

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA41

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Title: Debt Collection Rule

Abstract: The Federal government for many years has received more consumer complaints about debt collectors than about

any other single industry. See Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: CFPB Annual Report

(March 20, 2013), at 14. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits debt collectors from engaging in unfair,

deceptive, abusive, and other unlawful collection practices, but no Federal agency was vested with authority to issue general

implementing regulations prior to the creation of the CFPB. The CFPB is considering whether rules governing the collection of

debts are warranted under the FDCPA or other CFPB authorities, and, if so, what types of rules would be appropriate.

Rulemaking might include disclosures or address acts or practices in connection with debt collection activities. On November 12,

2013, the CFPB issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment, data, and information from the public

about debt collection practices and in January 2014, the CFPB extended the comment period to February 28, 2014.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 11/12/2013 78 FR 67847

Comment Period Extended 01/14/2014 79 FR 2384

ANPRM Comment Period End 02/28/2014 

Prerule Activities 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Thomas Pahl

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA42

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Title: Overdraft

Abstract: In June 2013, the CFPB issued a white paper summarizing the CFPB's initial findings from its analysis of overdraft

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practices. The white paper, which was based on supervisory data from nine large banks, highlighted a number of possible

consumer protection concerns, including how consumers opt in to overdraft coverage for ATM and one-time debit card

transactions, overdraft coverage limits, transaction posting order, overdraft and insufficient funds fee structure, and involuntary

account closures. The CFPB is considering whether rules governing overdraft and related services are warranted, and, if so,

what types of rules would be appropriate. A possible rulemaking might include disclosures or address specific acts or practices.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Prerule Activities 02/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Gregory Evans

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA22

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Title: Requirements for Prepaid Cards (Regulation E)

Abstract: The CFPB published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comment, data, and information

from the public about general purpose reloadable (GPR) prepaid cards (GPR cards). GPR cards are a prepaid financial product

that have been increasing in popularity and that some consumers now use in a manner similar to a debit card that is linked to a

traditional checking account. Through its ANPRM, which asked ten broad questions about GPR cards, the CFPB sought to learn

more about this product, including its costs, benefits, and risks to consumers. The CFPB is reviewing the comments received to

determine what rule or rules may be appropriate and expects based on that analysis to issue a proposed rule to follow up on the

issues raised in the ANPRM. The CFPB has begun consumer testing of model disclosure forms.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1005 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1693

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 05/24/2012 77 FR 30923

ANPRM Comment Period End 07/23/2012 

NPRM 06/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Eric Goldberg

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA39

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Title: Annual Privacy Notice

Abstract: Regulation P, implementing provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, requires financial institutions to provide

annual privacy notices to customers describing the institution's information sharing practices and explaining how a consumer

can opt out of the sharing of their information when applicable. The CFPB, in response to a Federal Register notice on

"Streamlining Inherited Regulations" issued in December 2011 (76 FR 75825), received comment suggesting revising the annual

notice requirements in various circumstances to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden and unwanted paperwork for consumers.

After reviewing policy options, the CFPB expects to begin developing a proposed rule to seek comment on potential revisions to

Regulation P.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1016 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 6801 to 6809

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Joseph Devlin

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA43

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Title: Further Amendments to 2013 Mortgage Rules (Regulations X and Z)

Abstract: In January 2013, the CFPB issued nine final rules implementing numerous provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity

Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and the Truth in Lending Act, as amended by title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The CFPB has since made various corrections, clarifications, and other

amendments to the January 2013 final rules discussed in RIN 3170-AA37. Certain provisions of the rules took effect in 2013 and

the rest of the rules took effect in January 2014. The CFPB expects to conduct further analysis to consider possible

amendments as warranted based on the CFPB's monitoring of the market and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act

requirements. The CFPB expects to release a notice of proposed rulemaking on certain limited issues in spring 2014 while it is

continuing to assess possible revisions to the definitions of "rural" and "underserved," for purposes of certain exemptions from

several otherwise applicable requirements; additional guidance that would facilitate the development of automated underwriting

systems for purposes of calculating debt-to-income ratios in connection with qualified mortgage determinations; and other

topics.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1024; 12 CFR 1026 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 2601; 12 USC 2603 to 2605; 12 USC 2607; 12 USC 2609; 12 USC 2617; 12 USC 5511 and 5512;

12 USC 5581; 12 USC 5532; 15 USC 1601 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/06/2014 79 FR 25730

NPRM Comment Period End 07/07/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 3170-AA37

Agency Contact: Paul Mondor

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA44

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Title: Amendments to FIRREA Concerning Appraisals

Abstract: The CFPB is participating in interagency rulemaking processes with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System (Board), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) (collectively, the Agencies) to

develop proposed regulations to implement the amendments made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) concerning

appraisals. The amendments made by the Dodd-Frank Act to FIRREA require new minimum requirements to be applied by

states in the registration, reporting, and supervision of appraisal management companies. The FIRREA amendments further

require implementing regulations for new quality control standards for automated valuation models designed to ensure a high

level of confidence in the estimates produced by the valuation models, protect against the manipulation of data, seek to avoid

conflicts of interest, require random sample testing and reviews, and address any other factor that the agencies determine to be

appropriate. The Agencies are continuing their work to develop proposals to implement the Dodd-Frank Act's amendments to

FIRREA concerning appraisal management company registration and quality control standards for automated valuation models.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1026.42 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 3353; 12 USC 3354

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory 01/21/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM (AMC) 04/09/2014 79 FR 19521

NPRM Comment Period End 06/09/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: David Friend

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Agency Contact: Owen Bonheimer

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA45

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Title: Extension of the Temporary Exception for Certain Disclosures Under the Remittance Transfer Rule

Abstract: On February 7, 2012, the CFPB published in the Federal Register a final rule to implement section 1073 of the

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which amended the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to create a

comprehensive new Federal consumer protection regime for remittance transfers by U.S. consumers to individuals and

businesses in foreign countries. Consistent with the statute, the final rule generally requires remittance transfer providers to

provide exact disclosures relating to the remittance transfer, but permits insured depository institutions and insured credit unions

to estimate the exchange rate and certain other disclosures under certain circumstances. The statute provides that the

exception shall expire on July 21, 2015, unless the CFPB extends the exception for up to five years based on a determination

that the termination of this provision would negatively affect the ability of insured institutions to send remittances to locations in

foreign countries. The CFPB will consider in a 2014 rulemaking whether to extend the temporary exception for certain estimates

in the rule beyond its current expiration date.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1693o-1(a)(4)(B)

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory 07/21/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/25/2014 79 FR 23233

NPRM Comment Period End 05/27/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 3170-AA33;

Related to 7100-AD68

Agency Contact: Eric Goldberg

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA46

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Title: Defining Larger Participants in a Market for Auto Lending

Abstract: Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the CFPB anticipates

proposing to amend the regulation defining larger participants of certain consumer financial product and service markets by

adding a new section to define larger participants of a market for auto lending. The CFPB has the authority to supervise

nonbank covered persons of all sizes in the residential mortgage, private education lending, and payday lending markets. In

addition, the CFPB has the authority to supervise nonbank "larger participant[s]" of markets for other consumer financial

products or services, as the CFPB defines by rule. The CFPB is developing a proposal that would identify a market for auto

lending and define "larger participants" of that market that would be subject to the CFPB's supervisory authority.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 5514(a)(1)(B); 12 USC 5514(a)(2); 12 USC 5512(b)(1); 12 USC 5514(b)(7)(A)

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Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: Undetermined

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrea Edmonds

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA06

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Title: Restatement of Federal Consumer Financial Law Regulations

Abstract: The CFPB has recodified regulations implementing Federal consumer financial laws as a series of interim final rules

in chapter X of title 12 of the CFR. Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd- Frank

Act) transferred rulemaking authority for 14 consumer financial protection laws from 7 transferor agencies to the CFPB as of

July 21, 2011. Pursuant to that authority, the CFPB has recodified existing regulations implementing certain portions of the Fair

Credit Reporting Act, certain portions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing

Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Interstate Land Sales

and Full Disclosure Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, certain portions of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, subsections 43(b)-(f) of

the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in

Lending Act, and section 626 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009. The CFPB's interim final rules made no substantive

changes to the regulations of the agencies from which the rulemaking authority transferred, but made nomenclature, technical,

and other conforming changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act and consolidated multiple versions of the regulations under

those statutes where rulewriting authority previously had been split across multiple agencies. Changes included, for example,

revisions to references to the transferor agency, internal cross-references, addresses for filing applications and notices, and

references to the scope of the CFPB's authority as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act. The CFPB may make technical

amendments to the recodified regulations, if necessary. OMB has determined that the CFPB's re- codification as Regulation V,

12 CFR 1022, of certain pre-existing regulations implementing portions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act should be classified as a

"major" rulemaking under the Congressional Review Act. Thus, the priority of the CFPB's restatement of Regulation V is "Other

Significant."

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1002; 12 CFR 1003; 12 CFR 1005 to 1016; 12 CFR 1022; 12 CFR 1024; 12 CFR 1026; 12 CFR 1030

(To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 5581

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - Regulation F)

with Request for Comment 12/16/2011 76 FR 78121

Interim Final Rule (Regulation I) with Request for Public Comment 12/16/2011 76 FR 78126

Interim Final Rule (Regulation N, Regulation O) with Request for

Public Comment 12/16/2011 76 FR 78130

Interim Final Rule (Regulation G, Regulation H) with Request for

Public Comment 12/19/2011 76 FR 78483

Interim Final Rule (Regulation M) with Request for Public Comment 12/19/2011 76 FR 78500

Interim Final Rule (Regulation C) with Request for Public Comment 12/19/2011 76 FR 78465

Interim Final Rule (Regulation X) with Request for Public Comment 12/20/2011 76 FR 78978

Interim Final Rule (Regulation B) with Request for Public Comment 12/21/2011 76 FR 79442

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Interim Final Rule (Regulation V) with Request for Public Comment 12/21/2011 76 FR 70308 

Interim Final Rule (Regulation DD) with Request for Public Comment 12/21/2011 76 FR 79276

Interim Final Rule (Regulations J, K, & L) with Request for Public

Comment 12/21/2011 76 FR 79486

Interim Final Rule (Regulation P) with Request for Public Comment 12/21/2011 76 FR 79025

Interim Final Rule (Regulation Z) with Request for Public Comment 12/22/2011 76 FR 79768

Interim Final Rule (Regulation E) with Request for Public Comment 12/27/2011 76 FR 81020

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation F) 02/14/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation I) 02/14/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation N, Regulation O) 02/14/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation G, Regulation H) 02/17/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation M) 02/17/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation C) 02/17/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation X) 02/21/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation B) 02/21/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation V) 02/21/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation DD) 02/21/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulations J, K, & L) 02/21/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation P) 02/21/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation Z) 02/21/2012 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Regulation E) 02/27/2012 

Final Rule (Regulation F) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation I) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation N, Regulation O) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation G, Regulation H) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation M) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation C) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation X) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation B) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation V) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation DD) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulations J, K, & L) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation P) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation Z) 12/00/2014 

Final Rule (Regulation E) 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Paul Mondor

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA25

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Title: Defining Larger Participants of the International Money Transfer Market

Abstract: The CFPB published a proposed rule on January 31, 2014, that would amend the regulation defining larger

participants of certain consumer financial product and service markets by adding a new section to define larger participants of a

market for international money transfers. The CFPB proposed this rule pursuant to its authority, under the Dodd-Frank Wall

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to supervise certain nonbank covered persons for compliance with Federal

consumer financial law and for other purposes. The CFPB has the authority to supervise nonbank covered persons of all sizes

in the residential mortgage, private education lending, and payday lending markets. In addition, the CFPB has the authority to

supervise nonbank "larger participant[s]" of markets for other consumer financial products or services, as the CFPB defines by

rule. The proposed rule would identify a market for international money transfers and define "larger participants" of this market

that would be subject to the CFPB's supervisory authority. The CFPB anticipates issuing a final rule defining larger participants

of the international money transfer market after consideration of comments.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1090.107 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 5514(a)(1)(B); 12 USC 5514(a)(2); 12 USC 5512(b)(1); 12 USC 5514(b)(7)(A)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM (Int'l Money Transfer Mkt) 01/31/2014 79 FR 5302

NPRM Comment Period End (Int'l Money Transfer Mkt) 04/01/2014 

Final Rule 09/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Amanda Quester

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA29

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Title: Rules of Practice for Issuance of Temporary Cease-and-Desist Orders

Abstract: Under section 1053(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFPB is authorized

to issue a temporary cease and desist order against a person subject to a notice of charges if: (1) The violation specified in the

notice of charges is likely to cause the person to be insolvent or otherwise prejudice the interests of consumers before the

completion of the underlying proceedings or (2) the person's books and records are so incomplete or inaccurate that the CFPB

is unable to determine the financial condition of that person or the details or purpose of any transaction or transactions that may

have a material effect on that person's financial condition. Such temporary order may require the person to cease and desist

from any violation or practice, and/or to take affirmative action to correct its practices or records, and is appealable in Federal

district court within 10 days of its service. An interim final rule implementing section 1053(c) was published in the Federal

Register on September 26, 2013. The CFPB is reviewing the comments received on the rule.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR pt. 1081 subpart E (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 5563(e); 12 USC 5512(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 09/26/2013 78 FR 59163

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/25/2013 

Final Rule 05/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: John Coleman

Legal Division

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7550 

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA38

 View Related Documents

Title: Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund

Abstract: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) establishes a "Consumer

Financial Civil Penalty Fund" (Civil Penalty Fund) into which the CFPB must deposit any civil penalty it obtains against any

person in any judicial or administrative action under Federal consumer financial laws. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, funds in the

Civil Penalty Fund may be used for payments to the victims of activities for which civil penalties have been imposed under

Federal consumer financial laws. In addition, to the extent that such victims cannot be located or such payments are otherwise

not practicable, the CFPB may use funds in the Civil Penalty Fund for the purpose of consumer education and financial literacy

programs. This rule implements the relevant statutory provisions by articulating the CFPB's interpretation of what kinds of

payments to victims are appropriate and by establishing procedures for allocating funds for such payments to victims and for

consumer education and financial literacy programs.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1075 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 5512(b)(1); 12 USC 5497(d)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/07/2013 78 FR 26545

Final Rule 05/07/2013 78 FR 26489

NPRM Comment Period End 07/08/2013 

Final Rule 10/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Kristin Bateman

Legal Division

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7821 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA04

 View Related Documents

Title: Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity (Regulation D)

Abstract: On July 22, 2011, the CFPB published an interim final rule necessary to fill a regulatory gap created by the

amendments to the Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity Act (AMTPA) in section 1083 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform

and Consumer Protection Act. This interim final rule clarifies the circumstances under which State housing creditors may make

alternative mortgage transactions pursuant to AMTPA in States that prohibit such transactions. The interim final rule is in place

as a temporary measure pending the CFPB's promulgation of permanent rules under section 1083. Because section 1083

requires the CFPB to assess predecessor agencies' rules under AMTPA and to promulgate regulations governing alternative

mortgage transactions by federally chartered housing creditors in addition to State housing creditors, the CFPB will next develop

a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the broader rulemaking.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1004 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 3802; 12 USC 3803; 15 USC 1604; 15 USC 1639b

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite

CFPB Expects Further Action 

Interim Final Rule With Request For Public Comment 07/22/2011 76 FR 44226

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 09/22/2011 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Paul Mondor

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA07

 View Related Documents

Title: Registration of Certain Nonbank Covered Persons

Abstract: The CFPB anticipates proposing a rule under sections 1022(c)(7) and 1024(b)(7) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street

Reform and Consumer Protection Act that would require certain nonbank covered persons to register with the CFPB. The

information collected through registration could be used by the CFPB to, among other things, create a directory of registrants

and to facilitate application of the larger participant rule.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 5512(c)(7); 12 USC 5514(b)(7); 12 USC 5512(b)(1); 12 USC 5512(c)(5)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

CFPB Expects Further Action 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 3170-AA00;

Related to 3170-AA08

Agency Contact: Christopher Young

Office of Supervision Policy

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7555 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA09

 View Related Documents

Title: Business Lending Data (Regulation B)

Abstract: Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) amends the

Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to require financial institutions to report information concerning credit applications made by

women- or minority-owned businesses and small businesses. The amendments made by the Dodd-Frank Act require that

certain data be collected and maintained under ECOA, including the number of the application and date the application was

received; the type and purpose of loan or credit applied for; the amount of credit applied for and approved; the type of action

taken with regard to each application and the date of such action; the census tract of the principal place of business; the gross

annual revenue; and the race, sex, and ethnicity of the principal owners of the business. The CFPB expects to begin developing

proposed regulations concerning the data to be collected and appropriate procedures, information safeguards, and privacy

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protections for information-gathering under this section.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1002 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1691c-2

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

CFPB Expects Further Action 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Charles Honig

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA18

 View Related Documents

Title: TILA Mortgage Amendments (Regulation Z)

Abstract: On August 26, 2009, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) proposed for comment

proposals to amend Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) regarding disclosure requirements for closed-end loans secured by real

property or a dwelling and open-end home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). On September 24, 2010, the Board proposed certain

amendments to Regulation Z, and the staff commentary to the regulation, as part of a comprehensive review of TILA's rules for

home-secured credit. The Board's proposal addressed: (a) Revising the rules for the consumer's right to rescind certain openend and closed-end loans secured by the consumer's principal dwelling; (b) revising the rules for determining when a

modification of an existing closed-end mortgage loan secured by real property or a dwelling is a new transaction requiring new

disclosures; and (c) amending the disclosure rules for open- and closed-end reverse mortgages. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the rulemaking authority for TILA generally transferred from

the Board to the CFPB on July 21, 2011. The CFPB is evaluating further action regarding the three pending proposals. Many of

the disclosure aspects of these proposals have been superseded by the rulemaking integrating the mortgage disclosures

required by TILA and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Section 1032(f) of the Dodd-Frank Act).

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1026 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1604; 16 USC 1637; 15 USC 1639

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

CFPB Expects Further Action 

NPRM (Closed-End) 08/26/2009 74 FR 43232

NPRM (Open-End) 08/26/2009 74 FR 43428

NPRM Comment Period End (Closed End) 12/24/2009 

NPRM Comment Period End (Open End) 12/24/2009 

NPRM (Rescission, etc.) 09/24/2010 75 FR 58539

NPRM Comment Period End (Rescission, etc.) 12/23/2010 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 7100-AD33;

Related to 7100-

AD34;Related to 7100-AD52

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Agency Contact: Paul Mondor 

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Agency Contact: Krista Ayoub

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA31

 View Related Documents

Title: The Expedited Funds Availability Act (Regulation CC)

Abstract: The Expedited Funds Availability Act (EFA Act), implemented by Regulation CC, governs availability of funds after a

check deposit and check collection and return processes. Section 1086 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

Protection Act amended the EFA Act to provide the CFPB with joint rulemaking authority with the Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System (Board) over certain consumer-related EFA Act provisions. The Board proposed amendments to

Regulation CC in March 2011, to facilitate the banking industry's ongoing transition to fully-electronic interbank check collection

and return. The Board's proposal includes some provisions that are subject to the CFPB's joint rulemaking authority, including

the period for funds availability and revising model form disclosures. In addition, in December 2013, the Board proposed revised

amendments to certain Regulation CC provisions that are not subject to the CFPB's authority. The CFPB will work with the

Board to issue jointly a final rule that includes provisions within the CFPB's authority.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 229 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 4001 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/25/2011 76 FR 16862

NPRM Comment Period End 06/03/2011 

Final Rule 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 7100-AD68 Related Agencies: Joint: FRS

Agency Contact: Joseph Baressi

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA11

 View Related Documents

Title: Amendments to TILA Concerning Appraisals

Abstract: The CFPB has participated in interagency rulemaking processes with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System (Board), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the

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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) (collectively, the Agencies) to

develop proposed regulations to implement the amendments made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) concerning appraisals. The amendments made by the DoddFrank Act to TILA require creditors to obtain an appraisal, including a physical property visit by a certified appraiser, before

extending higher-risk mortgage loans. The TILA amendments also contain new provisions concerning appraisal independence

and charging of customary and reasonable fees. As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the Board published an interim final rule

implementing the mandatory requirements relating to appraisal independence and the charging of customary and reasonable

fees on October 28, 2010. Under TILA, this rule is deemed an interagency rule. Through the interagency process, the Agencies

on January 18, 2013, issued a final rule (published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2013) relating to appraisal

requirements for higher-risk mortgages. The Agencies amended Regulation Z, which implements TILA, to provide that, for

mortgages with an annual percentage rate that exceeds the average prime offer rate by a specified percentage, unless an

exemption applies (such as for qualified mortgages and certain other types of transactions specified in the final rule), creditors

must obtain an appraisal or appraisals meeting certain specified standards, provide applicants with a notification regarding the

use of the appraisals, and give applicants a copy of the written appraisals used. The Agencies on December 12, 2013, issued a

final rule (published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2013) adopting additional exemptions from this rule for certain

refinance transactions, smaller-dollar loans, and certain manufactured housing transactions.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1026 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 15 USC 1639e; 15 USC 1639h

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory 01/21/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule With Request For Public Comment (Appraisal

Independence) 10/28/2010 75 FR 66554

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End (Appraisal Independence) 12/27/2010 

NPRM (Higher-Risk Mortgages) 09/05/2012 77 FR 54722

NPRM Comment Period End (Higher-Risk Mortgages) 10/15/2012 

Final Rule (Higher-Risk Mortgages) 02/13/2013 78 FR 10368

Supplemental NPRM (Higher-Risk Mortgages) 08/08/2013 78 FR 48547

Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End (Higher-Risk Mortgages) 09/09/2013 

Final Rule (Higher-Risk Mortgages) 12/26/2013 78 FR 78519

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related Agencies: Joint : FRS;

Joint : OCC;Joint :

FDIC;

Joint : NCUA;Joint : FHFA

Agency Contact: David Friend

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Agency Contact: Owen Bonheimer

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA19

 View Related Documents

Title: Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in

Lending Act (Regulation Z)

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Abstract: Sections 1032(f), 1098, and 1100A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DoddFrank Act) direct the CFPB to issue proposed rules and forms that combine certain disclosures that consumers receive in

connection with a mortgage loan under the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Consistent with

this requirement, the CFPB has proposed to amend Regulation X (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) and Regulation Z

(Truth in Lending) to establish new disclosure requirements and forms in Regulation Z for most closed-end consumer credit

transactions secured by real property. In addition to combining the existing disclosure requirements and implementing new

requirements in the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB's proposed rule provides extensive guidance regarding compliance with those

requirements. The proposal had two comment periods. Comments on the proposed revisions to the definition of the finance

charge and the proposed compliance date for the new Dodd-Frank Act disclosures were initially due September 7, 2012.

Comments on all other aspects of the proposal were due November 6, 2012. On September 6, 2012, the CFPB issued a notice

extending the comment period to November 6, 2012, for the proposed revisions to the definition of the finance charge. The

CFPB published a final rule on December 31, 2013.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1024; 12 CFR 1026 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 2617; 12 USC 3806; 15 USC 1604; 15 USC 1637(c)(5); 15 USC 1639(l); 12 USC 5532

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory 07/21/2012 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/23/2012 77 FR 51116

NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/06/2012 77 FR 54843

NPRM Comment Period End 11/06/2012 

Final Rule 12/31/2013 78 FR 79730

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 7100-AD33;

Related to 7100-AD52

Agency Contact: Andy Arculin

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA27

 View Related Documents

Title: Equal Access to Justice Act Implementation Rule

Abstract: The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) requires agencies that conduct adversary adjudications to award attorney

fees and other litigation expenses to certain parties other than the United States in certain circumstances. EAJA also requires

agencies that conduct adversary adjudications to establish procedures for the submission and consideration of applications for

the award of fees and other expenses. On July 29, 2012, the CFPB published an interim final rule establishing such

procedures. After consideration of comments, the CFPB finalized this rule on February 10, 2014.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1071 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 504

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 06/29/2012 77 FR 39117

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 08/28/2012 

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Final Rule 02/10/2014 79 FR 7569 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: John Coleman

Legal Division

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7550 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA35

 View Related Documents

Title: Defining Larger Participants of the Student Loan Servicing Market

Abstract: On December 6, 2013, the CFPB published a final rule that amends the regulation defining larger participants of

certain consumer financial product and service markets by adding a new section to define larger participants of a market for

student loan servicing. The CFPB issued this rule pursuant to its authority, under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and

Consumer Protection Act, to supervise certain nonbank covered persons for compliance with Federal consumer financial law

and for other purposes. The CFPB has the authority to supervise nonbank covered persons of all sizes in the residential

mortgage, private education lending, and payday lending markets. In addition, the CFPB has the authority to supervise nonbank

"larger participant[s]" of markets for other consumer financial products or services, as the CFPB defines by rule. The final rule

identifies a market for student loan servicing and defines "larger participants" of this market that are subject to the CFPB's

supervisory authority effective March 1, 2014.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1090.106 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 5514(a)(1)(B); 12 USC 5514(a)(2); 12 USC 5512(b)(1); 12 USC 5514(b)(7)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/28/2013 78 FR 18902

NPRM Comment Period End 05/28/2013 

Final Rule 12/06/2013 78 FR 73383

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Amanda Quester

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) RIN: 3170-AA37

 View Related Documents

Title: Amendments to 2013 Mortgage Rules (Regulations B, X, and Z)

Abstract: In January 2013, the CFPB issued nine final rules implementing numerous provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity

Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and the Truth in Lending Act, as adopted by title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Since that time, the CFPB has issued a series of proposed and final rules

providing clarifying and technical amendments to the January 2013 mortgage rules. On May 29, 2013, the CFPB issued a final

rule amending the CFPB's January 2013 ATR final rule, finalizing a proposal issued concurrently with the January rule.

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Regulation Z generally prohibits a creditor from making a mortgage loan unless the creditor determines that the consumer will

have the ability to repay the loan. The final rule provided an exemption to these requirements for creditors with certain

designations, loans pursuant to certain programs, certain nonprofit creditors, and mortgage loans made in connection with

certain Federal emergency economic stabilization programs. The final rule also provided an additional definition of a qualified

mortgage for certain loans made and held in portfolio by small creditors and a temporary definition of a qualified mortgage for

balloon loans. Finally, the final rule modified the requirements regarding the inclusion of loan originator compensation in the

points and fees calculation. The CFPB's proposed rule issued in April 2013 and finalized in May 2013 amended the CFPB's final

rule relating to escrow accounts (under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)), to clarify how to determine which creditors

operating predominantly in "rural or underserved" areas qualify for an exemption from mandatory escrow account requirements,

and to keep in place certain existing protections for higher-priced mortgage loans (HPMLs) until other similar provisions take

effect in January 2014. The CFPB's second proposed rule, issued in April 2013 and finalized in July 2013, amended the CFPB's

final mortgage rules on mortgage servicing (under Regulation X (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) and Regulation Z

(Truth in Lending Act)) and on ability to repay and qualified mortgage standards (under Regulation Z). These amendments

clarified, corrected, or amended provisions on: (1) The relation to State law of Regulation X's servicing provisions; (2)

implementation dates for adjustable-rate mortgage disclosures; (3) exclusions from the repayment ability and prepayment

penalty requirements for HPMLs; (4) the small servicer exemption from certain of the new servicing rules; (5) the use of

government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) and Federal agency purchase, guarantee or insurance eligibility for determining

qualified mortgage (QM) status; and (6) the determination of debt and income for purposes of originating QMs. The CFPB's

proposed rule, issued and finalized in May 2013, delayed the June 1, 2013, effective date of a prohibition on creditors financing

credit insurance premiums in connection with certain consumer credit transactions secured by a dwelling so that the CFPB

could take further comment on certain interpretive issues. The prohibition was adopted in the CFPB's final mortgage rule on loan

originator compensation requirements (Regulation Z). The CFPB's proposed rule issued in June 2013 and finalized in September

2013, revised provisions on loss mitigation procedures under Regulation X's servicing provisions, amounts counted as loan

originator compensation to retailers of manufactured homes and their employees for purposes of applying points and fees

thresholds under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act and the qualified mortgage rules in Regulation Z, exemptions

available to creditors that operate predominantly in "rural or underserved" areas for various purposes under the mortgage

regulations, application of the loan originator compensation rules to bank tellers and similar staff, and the prohibition on creditorfinanced credit insurance. The CFPB also adjusted the effective dates for certain provisions of the loan originator compensation

rules. The CFPB also published, on November 14, 2013, an interpretive rule to provide data instructions for lenders to use in

complying with the requirement under the High-Cost Mortgage and Homeownership Counseling Amendments to the Truth in

Lending Act (Regulation Z) and Homeownership Counseling Amendments to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

(Regulation X) Final Rule, to provide a homeownership counseling list using data made available by the CFPB or the

Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1026; 12 CFR 1024; 12 CFR 1002 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations

) 

Legal Authority: 12 USC 2601; 12 USC 2603 to 2605; 12 USC 2607; 12 USC 2609; 12 USC 2617; 12 USC 5511; 12 USC

5512; 12 USC 5532; 12 USC 5581; 15 USC 1601 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM (Escrow Rule Amendments) 04/18/2013 78 FR 23171

NPRM Comment Period End (Escrow) 05/03/2013 

NPRM (Servicing and ATR/QM Rule Amendments) 05/02/2013 78 FR 25638

NPRM (Loan Originator Delay - Credit Insurance) 05/10/2013 78 FR 27308

Final Rule (Escrow) 05/23/2013 78 FR 30739

NPRM Comment Period End (Loan Originator - Credit Insurance) 05/25/2013 

Final Rule (Loan Originator - Credit Insurance) 05/31/2013 78 FR 32547

NPRM Comment Period End (Servicing and ATR/QM) 06/03/2013 

NPRM (Servicing and Points and Fees Amendments) 07/02/2013 78 FR 39901

NPRM Comment Period End (Servicing and Points and Fees

Amendments) 07/22/2013 

Final Rule (Servicing and ATR/QM) 07/24/2013 78 FR 44685

Final Rule (Servicing and Points and Fees Amendments) 10/01/2013 78 FR 60381

Interim Final Rule (Amendments to 2013 HOEPA Final Rule and 2013

Mortgage Servicing Rules) 10/23/2013 78 FR 62993

Final Rule (Homeownership Counseling Organizations Interpretive

Rule) 11/14/2013 78 FR 68343

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/22/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

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Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 3170-AA16;Related to 3170-

AA17;

Related to 3170-AA14;Related to 3170-AA13

Agency Contact: Paul Mondor

Office of Regulations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Phone: 202 435-7700 

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