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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Latest Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Articles
CFPB Resources

CFPB rulemaking page

List of proposed and final rules issued by the CFPB
TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID)

CFPB’s TRID resource and implementation page

CFPB Guidance Documents

Guidance documents from the CFPB

CFPB’s e-regulations

CFPB’s unofficial version of its regulations

eCFR CFPB Regulations

Official Version of CFPB's Regulations

Notice and Comment

Listing and status of CFPB’s rulemakings

Dodd-Frank Act
Latest Dodd-Frank Act Articles
Dodd-Frank Act Links
Dodd-Frank Act

Full text of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Electronic Banking
Electronic Banking
Authentication and Access to Financial Institution Services and Systems  

The FFIEC discusses effective risk management principles and practices for access and authentication for electronic banking.

Overall Compliance
Overall Consumer Compliance
Federal Reserve’s Consumer Compliance Handbook

Manual used to conduct compliance examinations of state member banks

Federal Reserve Board’s Regulations

Compilation of the Board’s regulations

Federal Reserve Board’s Consumer Affairs Letters

Letters provide guidance on policy and procedural matters related to Federal Reserve System’s consumer compliance supervisory responsibilities

Fair Housing Act
Payment Cards
Regulation B — Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)
Fair Lending: Regulation B /ECOA
Regulation B (12 CFR Part 1002)

Implementing regulation for ECOA. Prohibits creditors from treating a credit applicant less favorably than another on the prohibited bases of of age, sex or marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, source of income, or the exercise of rights under federal consumer credit protection laws

Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Text of ECOA, 15 U.S.C. §1691-1691f (Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives)

2009 Interagency Fair Lending Exam Procedures

Procedures regulators use for conducting fair lending examinations

Federal Reserve Consumer Affairs Letter CA 09-6 
Overview of the 2009 revised interagency fair lending procedures

Regulation BB — Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) — Regulation BB
Regulation BB

Implementing regulation for the CRA

Community Reinvestment Act

Text of the CRA, 12 U.S.C. §§2901-2908

FFIEC CRA Resource Page

Collection of CRA resources

CRA Interagency Questions & Answers

Frequently asked questions about the CRA

CRA Examinations

Collection of resources for CRA examinations from the FFIEC

Regulation C — Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) — Regulation C
Regulation C

HMDA's Implementing Regulation

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

Text of HMDA, 12 U.S.C. §§2801-2811

FFIEC HMDA Resource Page

Collection of HMDA resources

HMDA Getting It Right

2024 Guide to recording and reporting HMDA data (most recent version)

FFIEC Geocoding Page

Web-based geocoding system

HMDA Examination Procedures

2021 updates to the examination procedures

FFIEC Rate Spread Calculator

Online calculator to determine if a loan must be reported as a rate-spread loan

Regulation DD — Truth in Savings Act (TISA)
Truth in Savings Act (TISA) — Regulation DD
Regulation DD

Implementing regulation for TISA; provides consumer protections and disclosures for consumer savings accounts

Truth in Savings Act

Text of the TISA, 12 U.S.C. §§4301-4313

FFIEC APY Tool  

Software to verify annual percentage yields for disclosures, advertisements, and periodic statements

Regulation E — Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) — Regulation E
Regulation E

Implementing regulation for the EFTA; provides consumer protections for electronic fund transfers, such as ATM and debit card transactions

Electronic Fund Transfer Act

Text of EFTA, 15 U.S.C. §§1693-1693r

Overview of the New Regulation E Requirements for Foreign Remittance Transfers

Consumer Compliance Outlook article providing an overview of the new foreign remittance transfer requirements in Regulation E

CFPB Remittance Transfer Rule page

Text of Regulation E’s remittance transfer rule and accompanying resources

CFPB’s Small Business Compliance Guide for Remittance Transfers

Small entity compliance guide to international fund transfers (Updated January 12, 2020)

Regulation H — Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973
Flood Insurance — The Flood Disaster Protection Act and Implementing Regulations
Regulation H (12 CFR 208.25)

The Federal Reserve’s flood insurance requirements for state member banks when making loans in flood hazard areas

Interagency FAQs for Flood Insurance  

2022 updated interagency questions & answers regarding flood insurance

FEMA’s Flood Manual

FEMA’s in-depth guidance for flood insurance

FEMA’s Flood Insurance Regulation

FEMA’s regulation about flood insurance coverage and rates

Floodsmart: FEMA’s Flood Insurance Purchase Page

Information about FEMA’s flood insurance program

FEMA’s Flood Insurance Law and Regulations page

Links to flood insurance statutes and regulations

FEMA Map Service Center

Resource for FEMA flood maps. Users can type in the address of a property to determine if it’s in a special flood hazard area

Regulation M — Consumer Leasing Act (CLA)
Latest Regulation M — Consumer Leasing Act (CLA) Articles
Consumer Leasing Act — Regulation M
Regulation M

Regulation implements the Consumer Leasing Act; provides consumer protections for leasing by requiring clear, conspicuous disclosure of important terms of consumer leases

Consumer Leasing Act

Text of CLA, 15 U.S.C. §1667-1667f

Regulation V — Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) — Regulation V
Regulation V

Implementing regulation for the FCRA

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Text of the FCRA, 15 U.S.C. §§1681-1681x

40 Years of Experience with the Fair Credit Reporting Act

An FTC Staff Report with Summary of Interpretations. Rulemaking authority for the FCRA now resides with the CFPB.

Regulation X — Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) — Regulation X
 
Regulation X (12 CFR Part 1024)
RESPA's Implementing regulation

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
Text of RESPA, 12 U.S.C. §§2601-2617 (House of Representatives)
Regulation Z — Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) — Regulation Z
Regulation Z (12 CFR Part 1026)

TILA's implementing regulation

Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. §§1601-1667f)

Text of TILA (U.S. House of Representatives)

FFIEC Higher Priced Mortgage Calculator

Calculates if a loan if a higher-priced mortgage loan

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
DOJ Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Page

Collection of SCRA resources

Department of Defense

Site to verify military enrollment

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

Text of the SCRA, 50 U.S.C. §§3901- 4043

SCRA Examination procedures

Revised SCRA examination procedures

TRID (TILA RESPA Integrated Disclosure)
Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices
Latest Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Articles
Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts and Practices (UDAAP)
Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices by State-Chartered Banks

UDAP guidance from the Board and the FDIC (2004)

UDAP examination procedures  

The Board’s UDAP examination procedures

FTC policy statement on deception

The FTC’s view of the meaning of UDAP deception

FTC policy statement on unfairness

The FTC’s view of the meaning of UDAP unfairness

UDAAP under §1031 of Dodd-Frank Act

The CFPB’s authority to prohibit unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices (codified at 12 U.S.C. §5531)

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