Washington, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced new guidance related to fees charged on consumer accounts. Greg Baer, BPI president and CEO, issued the following statement in response:
The CFPB has clear authority to define prohibited fee practices through notice-and-comment rulemaking, but instead continues to rely on invective-filled guidance, which is legally non-binding but which the CFPB has a history of improperly enforcing through the non-public examination process and threats of enforcement action. Banks remain committed to serving their customers by offering the best products at competitive prices, and would welcome a return to a regulatory world where the rules are clear and transparent, and applied universally.
Additional background: The CFPB adopted a final rule in January 2021 affirming that “unlike a law or regulation, supervisory guidance does not have the force and effect of law.”
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