Clarification to the authority of the Bureau with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator
Read this section in the full bill →
This section appears in one version only, so there is nothing to compare yet.
Section 1027(f) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5517(f)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking Description of activities.— Paragraph (1) and inserting: Exceptions.— (A) Authority Paragraph (1); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as added by this Act) the following new subparagraph: (B) Limitation With respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator— (i) and if such person is offering or providing a consumer financial product or service, the Bureau may not enforce this title with respect to such person to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance; or (ii) and if such person is subject to any enumerated consumer law or any law for which authorities are transferred under subtitle F or H, the authority of the Bureau to enforce such law with respect to such person shall be narrowly construed to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance.; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Rule of construction The enforcement of this title shall be broadly construed in favor of the authority of a State insurance regulator with respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator..