CFPB Expands Safe Harbor Exemption In The Remittance Rule

LexisNexis (August 20, 2021, 11:53 AM EDT) -- Regulation E implements protections for persons who send remittances to individuals and businesses in foreign countries (Remittance Rule). The most recent amendments to the Remittance Rule promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) raised the safe harbor compliance exemption threshold (2020 Safe Harbor Exemption).The consequences are most important for smaller players in the marketplace....