Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection September 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
Document Number: 2021-20307
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-21
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is requesting to renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing information collection, titled, ``Report of Terms of Credit Card Plans (Form FR 2572) and Consumer and College Credit Card Agreements.''
Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Withdrawal of Proposal To Delay Effective Date
Document Number: 2021-18799
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-09-01
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
In 2020, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) finalized two rules (together, the Debt Collection Final Rules) revising Regulation F, which implements the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). As finalized, the Debt Collection Final Rules had an effective date of November 30, 2021. On April 7, 2021, the Bureau issued a proposal to delay that effective date by sixty days, until January 29, 2022. The Bureau is withdrawing that proposal for the reasons provided in this document. The Debt Collection Final Rules will take effect on November 30, 2021.
Privacy Act Implementation Rules
Document Number: 2021-18589
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-09-01
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau or CFPB) makes limited revisions to its regulations that establish the procedures used by the public to obtain records from the Bureau under the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act). The revisions will change the definition of ``Chief Privacy Officer'' in order to align the Chief Privacy Officer's authorities and responsibilities identified in the regulation to those of the Bureau's designated Senior Agency Official for Privacy. The revisions will also facilitate electronic or remote identity proofing and authentication by creating an additional method for a requester to verify their identity when submitting a Privacy Act request to the Bureau.
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