The bureau has outlined a plan to review rules that have a significant economic impact on small entities. For starters, the bureau is looking into the 10-year-old overdraft rule that limits the ability of financial institutions to assess overdraft fees without consumer consent.

CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger continues to build her team with new additions to the agency’s senior leadership team. Brian Johnson has been named as deputy director. Separately, Eric Blankenstein, a top enforcement chief at the bureau who was under fire for a racism-tinged blog, has resigned.

The CFPB issued a proposed debt collection rule to clarify matters looming in the industry, including the use of emails and text messages. If the proposal is finalized, it will be the first time that the industry has clear rules to rely on rather than numerous court precedents.

A report by a consumer group found that consumer complaints filed with the CFPB increased sharply last year. Various consumer advocacy groups have urged the bureau to keep its complaint database public.

The California Reinvestment Coalition sues the CFPB for failing to issue rules on small business lending in time.

A federal appeals court has upheld CFPB's constitutionality. This means there is no circuit split on the issue, which would encourage the Supreme Court to take up the case.

The CFPB is seeking public input on possible changes to the remittance rule, such as raising the exemption threshold.

The CFPB has issued guidance in the form of a fact sheet on the applicability of the integrated mortgage disclosure rule to mortgage loan assumptions.