Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010

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The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law enacted as part of the Dodd–Frank Act that created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and overhauled consumer financial protection regulation in areas such as mortgages, credit cards, and other financial products.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
consumer protection law
aimsTo ensure fair, transparent, and competitive markets for consumer financial products and services
promote transparency in consumer financial products
authorizes enforcement actions against unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices
rulemaking for consumer financial laws
supervision of certain nonbank financial institutions
codifiedIn Title 12 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau NERFINISHED
createdRegulator CFPB Director position NERFINISHED
defines unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices in consumer finance
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity NERFINISHED
Office of Financial Education NERFINISHED
Office of Older Americans NERFINISHED
Office of Service Member Affairs NERFINISHED
focusesOn consumer financial protection regulation
grantsEnforcementAuthorityTo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
limits arbitration clauses in certain consumer financial contracts
partOf Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act NERFINISHED
protects consumers of financial products and services
providesFor independent funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
purpose to consolidate and strengthen consumer financial protection authorities
to protect consumers in the financial marketplace
regulates consumer loans
credit cards
mortgage lending
other consumer financial products and services
payday loans
private student loans
relatedTo Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act NERFINISHED
requires data collection on consumer financial markets
simplified disclosures for consumer financial products
shortName CFPA NERFINISHED
signedBy Barack Obama NERFINISHED
strengthens enforcement of existing consumer financial protection statutes
titleOfDoddFrank Title X NERFINISHED
transferredAuthorityFrom Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation NERFINISHED
Federal Reserve Board NERFINISHED
Federal Trade Commission NERFINISHED
National Credit Union Administration NERFINISHED
Office of Thrift Supervision NERFINISHED
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency NERFINISHED
yearEnacted 2010

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