ABA Supports CFPB's Deregulatory Plan to Reverse Regulatory Overreach
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The American Bankers Association submitted a letter supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's draft strategic plan for FY 2026-2030, which focuses on reversing regulatory overreach and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens. ABA expressed support for transparent rulemaking, acting within clear statutory authority, improving the consumer complaint database, and prioritizing consumer fraud education, while urging the bureau to maintain robust supervision of nondepository financial service providers.
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ABA submitted a comment letter expressing strong support for CFPB's draft strategic plan, which outlines objectives aligned with President Trump's economic strategy for fiscal years 2026-2030. The association endorsed the bureau's focus on reducing regulatory burdens through transparent rulemaking and improving the consumer complaint database while prioritizing fraud education.
For affected banks and financial institutions, ABA's endorsement signals potential relief from regulatory burden if the strategic plan is implemented. However, ABA cautioned against reducing federal supervision of nondepository financial service providers to avoid gaps in consumer protection, and recommended implementing Trump's executive order on mortgage credit access.
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April 17, 2026 Reading Time: 1 min read The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new focus on reversing regulatory overreach and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens will help make financial services more affordable and accessible for consumers, the American Bankers Association said today in response to the bureau’s draft strategic plan.
The draft strategic plan outlines the CFPB’s objectives for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Each objective is designed to achieve strategic goals arising from President Trump’s economic strategy and management agenda.
In a letter, ABA said it strongly supports the CFPB’s focus on reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens through transparent rulemaking, acting within clear statutory authority, improving the consumer complaint database, and prioritizing consumer fraud and scam education. It also expressed support for the CFPB’s commitment to refocus supervision on redressing quantifiable consumer harm and avoiding duplicative supervision, while urging the bureau not to pull back from robust federal supervision of nondepository financial service providers to avoid gaps in consumer protection supervision.
Finally, ABA recommended the CFPB implement Trump’s recent executive order on promoting access to mortgage credit.
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