In an editorial building off a Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) white paper, CBA President and CEO Richard Hunt asked Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to establish clear and transparent “rules of the road” rather than regulating by enforcement.
“In the past, the bureau has used its authority to sidestep the formal rulemaking process by announcing new regulatory standards through enforcement actions instead of issuing rules or guidance,” Hunt wrote. “But rarely, if ever, is it in the best interest of the consumers America’s leading banks are working to serve.”
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