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CFPB Issues Proposed Rule to Delay https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-04-
Prepaid Accounts Final Rule. 06/pdf/2017-06904.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 82,
No. 65, 04/06/2017, 16808-16817.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
has issued a proposed rule delaying the 10/01/2017 CFPB Issues Notice of Assessment of
effective date of the rule governing Prepaid Accounts Remittance Rule.
under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth
in Lending Act by six months, to 04/01/2018. CFPB has issued a notice requesting comment on an
Comments are due 04/05/2017. The notice may be assessment of its regulations related to consumer
viewed at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017- remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund
03-15/pdf/2017-05060.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. Transfer Act (subpart B of Regulation E) in
82, No. 49, 03/15/2017, 13782-13785. accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act. CFPB is
requesting comment on its plans for assessing these
CFPB Issues Proposed Rule Amending regulations as well as certain recommendations and
Regulation B. information that may be useful in conducting the
planned assessment. Comments are due 05/23/2017.
CFPB has proposed amendments to Regulation B to The notice may be viewed at:
permit creditors additional flexibility in complying https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-
with Regulation B in order to facilitate compliance 24/pdf/2017-05681.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 82,
with Regulation C, to add certain model forms and No. 56, 03/24/2017, 15009-15014.
remove others from Regulation B, and to make
various other amendments to Regulation B and its FFIEC Issues Joint Report to Congress.
commentary to facilitate the collection and retention
of information about the ethnicity, sex, and race of The Federal Financial Institutions Examination
certain mortgage applicants. Comments are due Council (FFIEC) is publishing a report entitled Joint
05/04/2017. The notice may be viewed at: Report to Congress, March 2017, Economic Growth
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-04- and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act prepared
04/pdf/2017-06195.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 82, by four of its constituent agencies: The Board of
No. 63, 04/04/2017, 16307-16321. Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the
CFPB Issues Supervisory Highlights. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and
the National Credit Union Association (NCUA). The
CFPB has issued the fourteenth edition of its notice may be viewed at:
Supervisory Highlights. In this issue of Supervisory https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-
Highlights, CFPB reports examination findings in the 30/pdf/2017-06131.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 82,
area of consumer reporting. These observations No. 60, 03/30/2017, 15900-15979.
include findings from examinations at consumer
reporting companies and at companies that furnish
information to consumer reporting companies. The
notice may be viewed at:

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