Consumer Protection

CFPB Publishes International Money Transfer Compliance Procedures

CFPB Publishes International Money Transfer Compliance Procedures

Agency offers institutions guidance on financial regulation compliance.

Check Your Phone Bill: Are you Being “Crammed”?

Check Your Phone Bill: Are you Being “Crammed”?

FCC proposes rule designed to identify and prevent unauthorized phone charges.

Does Mobile Roaming Regulation Violate the GATS?

Does Mobile Roaming Regulation Violate the GATS?

Potential WTO violations from international mobile roaming regulation, says recent article.

Can a Regulatory Budget Trim Red Tape?

Can a Regulatory Budget Trim Red Tape?

A paperwork budget could gain bipartisan support.

Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Tool for Good Governance in Financial Regulation

Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Tool for Good Governance in Financial Regulation

Effective evaluation helps to guard against regulatory capture.

Does Regulation Work?

Does Regulation Work?

Better tools are needed to evaluate regulatory effectiveness.

A Call to Clarify the Regulatory Scope of Money Transmitter Laws

A Call to Clarify the Regulatory Scope of Money Transmitter Laws

The scope of state law threatens the viability of new payment systems.

CFPB Possesses Unique Accountability Structure

CFPB Possesses Unique Accountability Structure

Consumer protection agency is sensibly structured to resist the dangers of client politics.

CFPB Seeks to Increase Oversight of Nonbank Student Loan Servicers

CFPB Seeks to Increase Oversight of Nonbank Student Loan Servicers

Proposed rule to protect nearly 50 million Americans with student loan debt.

Could Kosher Certification Improve Food Safety and Nutritional Labeling?

Could Kosher Certification Improve Food Safety and Nutritional Labeling?

PPR seminar speaker says kosher certification offers regulatory model.

U.K. Reshuffles Regulatory Scheme and Creates Consumer Finance Watchdog

U.K. Reshuffles Regulatory Scheme and Creates Consumer Finance Watchdog

Reform of U.K.’s financial regulatory system divides responsibilities among new agencies.

CFPB Debuts an Expanded Consumer Complaint Database

CFPB Debuts an Expanded Consumer Complaint Database

To increase transparency, Bureau releases 90,000 consumer financial complaints