At CBA Live, hosted by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), Dodd Frank Update sat in on a conversation by experts who discussed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rulemaking for section 1033, the personal financial data access rule. This upcoming rule intends to grant consumers greater access to their personal financial data, as well as regulating the way consumer financial services providers use and store that data.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed its brief with the U.S. Supreme Court for its case against Community Financial Services Association of America which questioned whether the bureau’s funding structure – which sees its annual budget provided by the Federal Reserve instead of Congress – is a violation of the appropriations clause.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its latest circular which issues a warning to banks about the practice of “reopening” closed accounts to process transactions and apply fees. The circular confirms that engaging in such activity might put banks in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

North Carolina-based First Citizens Bank saw a $9.5 billion profit in the first quarter after receiving discounts from federal regulators when it agreed to acquire loans and assume deposits from Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse.

Accurate Group released its 2023 U.S. Housing Equity Loan Survey, designed to capture homeowner intentions and tolerance for engaging in real estate lending over the next 12 months.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposed a new rule that would allow it to impose special assessments to recover the loss to the deposit insurance fund arising from the protection of uninsured depositors in connection with the systemic risk determination announced following the closures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation released its findings following an investigation into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The regulator’s findings echo the finding previously published by the Federal Reserve, stating regulators did not act early or forcefully enough to prevent the collapse.

The Federal Reserve released its latest financial stability report, which warned that banks’ concerns about slower economic growth could lead to decreases in lending, accelerating the current economic slowdown. It also highlighted areas of heightened risk within financial markets that may face increased scrutiny from bank examiners.

In an attempt to bring charges against non-bank mortgage company Ocwen for alleged violations of federal consumer protection laws that occurred while Ocwen was under a consent order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a district judge in the Southern District of Florida has held that the CFPB is barred from bringing claims from that period.