The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) announced it would begin issuing Consumer Financial Protection Circulars (Circulars) to a “broad set of government agencies responsible for enforcing federal consumer financial law.” Director Rohit Chopra explained in a May 16, 2022, blog post that while the CFPB is the “principal regulator responsible for administering the federal consumer financial laws,” it is not the only agency tasked with enforcement. By issuing Circulars, the CFPB hopes to align enforcement across various regulators, ensuring consistency.

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Photo of Tonya Esposito Tonya Esposito

Tonya M. Esposito focuses her practice on a variety of consumer issues, including financial services, antitrust, and marketing and advertising. She has considerable experience representing clients in private litigation, as well as in government investigations brought by state attorneys general, the Federal Trade…

Tonya M. Esposito focuses her practice on a variety of consumer issues, including financial services, antitrust, and marketing and advertising. She has considerable experience representing clients in private litigation, as well as in government investigations brought by state attorneys general, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

With deep experience representing a variety of financial institutions in both litigation and compliance matters, Tonya represents clients in litigation involving claims brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the state deceptive acts and practices laws (UDAAP), and many types of internal and government investigations. She regularly handles matters involving credit cards, student loans, residential and commercial mortgages, as well as privacy and FinTech issues.

Photo of Jonathan Huie Jonathan Huie

Jonathan Huie has deep experience in the areas of government enforcement and regulatory matters across the technology, financial services, and food and drug industries. He advises businesses of all sizes on internal investigations and consumer issues. Jonathan works closely with clients on risk

Jonathan Huie has deep experience in the areas of government enforcement and regulatory matters across the technology, financial services, and food and drug industries. He advises businesses of all sizes on internal investigations and consumer issues. Jonathan works closely with clients on risk management issues with the goal of avoiding costly litigation and represents them in antitrust and complex commercial disputes when litigation cannot be avoided.