Concerns over AI; the CFPB files comments on California DFPI’s proposed registration and examination of income-based advance providers; the CFPB ombudsman annual report; rulemaking on junk fees in Massachusetts; income share agreement provider settles with CFPB.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s outline of proposed amendments to the regulation implementing the Fair Credit Reporting Act lacked key details, financial services trade groups said in a joint letter.

In an analysis of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s leadership calendar, Inside the CFPB found he engages with several stakeholders outside of the agency’s walls, including frequent talks with trade groups and consumer advocates. (Includes data table.)

The CFPB’s funding requests in fiscal year 2023 totaled $721.2 million, 96% of its annual funding cap, according to the bureau’s financial report released this month.

The CFPB is moving forward with a pilot that would test alternative disclosures for construction loans.

While it will take time for banking agencies to issue guidance and create tools facilitating compliance with the newly finalized Community Reinvestment Act rule, banks should get the ball rolling at their end, attorneys said.

A petition from consumer advocates called for the CFPB to issue a rulemaking prohibiting the use of forced arbitration agreements in consumer financial services contracts. Industry trade groups said prior Congressional action bars the agency from issuing such a rule.

Attorney Chris Willis of Troutman Pepper said lenders may still be able to narrowly tailor the use of immigration status in credit decisions while staying compliant with recent guidance from the CFPB and DOJ.

Banks don’t appear to be doing enough to check the anti-consumer lobbying and litigation efforts of the trade groups that represent them, according to Rise Economy, a California-based nonprofit.

A CFPB working paper found that lender-identified race and ethnicity data on mortgage applications more closely correlates with the probability an individual is of a given race than applications with self-identified race information. The largest differences were for Hispanic and Black applicants.