Proposed Rule2025-08646

Electronic Fund Transfers Through Accounts Established Primarily for Personal, Family, or Household Purposes Using Emerging Payment Mechanisms; Withdrawal

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Published
May 15, 2025

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Abstract

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) is withdrawing a proposed interpretive rule, Electronic Fund Transfers Through Accounts Established Primarily for Personal, Family, or Household Purposes Using Emerging Payment Mechanisms. The Bureau will not take any further action on this proposed interpretive rule.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 93 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08646]


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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 93 / Thursday, May 15, 2025 / 
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CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

12 CFR Part 1005

[Docket No. CFPB-2025-0003]


Electronic Fund Transfers Through Accounts Established Primarily 
for Personal, Family, or Household Purposes Using Emerging Payment 
Mechanisms; Withdrawal

AGENCY: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

ACTION: Proposed interpretive rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) is 
withdrawing a proposed interpretive rule, Electronic Fund Transfers 
Through Accounts Established Primarily for Personal, Family, or 
Household Purposes Using Emerging Payment Mechanisms. The Bureau will 
not take any further action on this proposed interpretive rule.

DATES: The proposed interpretive rule is withdrawn as of May 15, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You can view and download related documents and public 
comments by going to the website <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Enter the 
docket number CFPB-2025-0003 in the search field.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Karithanom, Regulatory 
Implementation and Guidance Program Analyst, Office of Regulations, at 
202-435-7700. If you require this document in an alternative electronic 
format, please contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9faffe9fbe6f8dadadccacad0dbd0d5d0cdc0f9dadfc9db97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33707563716c7250505640405a515a5f5a474a73505543511d545c45">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau is withdrawing the notice of 
proposed interpretive rule, Electronic Fund Transfers Through Accounts 
Established Primarily for Personal, Family, or Household Purposes Using 
Emerging Payment Mechanisms. 90 FR 3723 (Jan. 15, 2025). The proposed 
interpretive rule was intended to assist companies, investors, and 
other market participants evaluating existing statutory and regulatory 
requirements governing electronic fund transfers (EFTs). For example, 
it provides definitions of relevant terms, such as ``financial 
institution,'' ``funds,'' and ``account,'' and explains consumer 
protections under applicable laws like the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
(EFTA).
    The Bureau is withdrawing this notice of proposed interpretive rule 
because further rulemaking action with respect to this proposal does 
not align with current agency needs, priorities, or objectives. The 
Bureau is continuing to evaluate the need for guidance related to the 
legal requirements associated with EFTs and will take further action if 
deemed necessary.
    Moreover, the comments received on this notice of proposed 
interpretive rule raise multiple issues warranting further attention 
related to, for example, whether the proposed interpretive rule 
properly interprets the EFTA. The Bureau is therefore withdrawing the 
notice of proposed interpretive rule. Should the Bureau determine that 
an interpretive rule related to the legal requirements associated with 
EFTs is necessary in the future, the Bureau believes such proposal 
would benefit from an additional comment period on any proposals 
accounting for the issues raised by commenters.

Authority and Issuance

    For each of these independently sufficient reasons, the Bureau is 
withdrawing the notice of proposed interpretive rule.

Russell Vought,
Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2025-08646 Filed 5-14-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-AM-P


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