CFPB Pause: Where From Here?
Newly appointed Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Russell Vought ordered the Bureau to halt virtually all supervisory, enforcement and litigation activity on February 8. Here, we will report on these orders, ongoing developments, and what they may mean for the federal and state regulatory and enforcement landscape.
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- What’s the Takeaway?
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- How Will the States Respond?
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- How Can Companies Prepare to Respond?
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