Notice2022-06581
Notice and Request for Comment Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services
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Published
March 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Abstract
On January 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) requested comment from the public related to fees that are not subject to competitive processes that ensure fair pricing. The request for comment was published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2022, in a document titled, "Request for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services." The Bureau has determined that extension of the comment period until April 11, 2022, is appropriate.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17996-17997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06581]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB-2022-0003]
Notice and Request for Comment Regarding Fees Imposed by
Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services
AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
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ACTION: Notice; request for public comment; extension of comment
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SUMMARY: On January 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(Bureau or CFPB) requested comment from the public related to fees that
are not subject to competitive processes that ensure fair pricing. The
request for comment was published in the Federal Register on February
2, 2022, in a document titled, ``Request for Information Regarding Fees
Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services.'' The
Bureau has determined that extension of the comment period until April
11, 2022, is appropriate.
DATES: The end of the comment period for the document titled, ``Request
for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer
Financial Products or Services,'' published on February 2, 2022 (87 FR
5801), is extended from March 31, 2022, until April 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CFPB-2022-
0003, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3675706674697053525344575a6453515f4542534475595b5b53584245765550465418515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2919482908d94b7b6b7a0b3be80b7b5bba1a6b7a091bdbfbfb7bca6a192b1b4a2b0fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>. Include
Docket No. CFPB-2022-0003 in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Comment Intake--Fee
Assessment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW,
Washington, DC 20552. Please note that due to circumstances associated
with the COVID-19 pandemic, the CFPB discourages the submission of
comments by hand delivery, mail, or courier.
Instructions: The CFPB encourages the early submission of comments.
All submissions should include document title and docket number.
Because paper mail in the Washington, DC area and at the CFPB is
subject to delay, commenters are encouraged to submit comments
electronically. In general, all comments received will be posted
without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. In addition, once the
CFPB's headquarters reopens, comments will be available for public
inspection and copying at 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552, on
official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern
Time. At that time, you can make an appointment to inspect the
documents by telephoning 202-435-7275. All comments, including
attachments and other supporting materials, will become part of the
public record and subject to public disclosure. Proprietary information
or sensitive personal information, such as account numbers or Social
Security numbers, or names of other individuals, should not be
included. Comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or
contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Shearer, Senior Advisor; Grace
Bouwer, Advisor, Public Engagement, Director's Front Office, Office of
the Director at 202-435-7700. If you require this document in an
alternative electronic format, please contact
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72313422302d3311111701011b101b1e1b060b32111402105c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05464355475a4466666076766c676c696c717c45666375672b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 26, 2022, the Bureau issued a
Request for Information regarding fees that are not subject to
competitive processes that ensure fair pricing.\1\ The information will
help the CFPB and policymakers in exercising their enforcement,
supervision, regulatory and other authorities to create a fairer, more
transparent, and competitive consumer financial marketplace. As of mid-
March, the CFPB has received more than 1,400 comments to the RFI,
indicating a high level of public interest in this topic. Allowing an
additional comment period will provide additional opportunity for the
public to prepare comments related to this inquiry. Therefore, the
Bureau is extending the comment period for this request until April 11,
2022.
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\1\ See 87 FR 5801 (Feb. 2, 2022).
Dani Zylberberg,
Counsel and Federal Register Liaison, Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2022-06581 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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