CFPB, FTC, ECOA, EU AI Act. We translate them into action items.
AI underwriting, credit decisioning, fraud detection, robo-advisors. The regulatory surface is enormous and the enforcement teeth are real (CFPB $200M+ AI-related fines in 2024-25). Score every new rule against your product in 60 seconds.
Why Fintech AI founders use RegImpact
Fintech AI sits at the intersection of three regulators with overlapping authority: CFPB enforces ECOA fair-lending against algorithmic decisions, FTC enforces UDAP + FCRA against AI-driven consumer claims, and the EU AI Act now classifies creditworthiness AI as high-risk. Each one has its own action-item profile. None of them coordinate.
The companies getting hit hardest are the ones that didn't realize the rule applied to them. RegImpact reads every new guidance/rulemaking from these three agencies + state UDAP equivalents and tells you which articles, sections, and disclosures apply to your specific product.
What you're actually up against
- CFPB has been treating "black-box" credit AI as a fair-lending risk under ECOA since 2023
- EU AI Act Annex III lists "creditworthiness AI" as high-risk — full conformity + technical file required
- FTC FCRA enforcement has expanded to include AI-driven background checks and tenant screening
- State-level fintech laws (NY DFS, CA DFPI) layer on top of federal
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Recent rules we're tracking (227 total)
A snapshot of the highest-relevance AI regulations in our database right now. Click into any rule for the plain-English explainer, or run the scan above to see which ones actually apply to your product.
- federal register
AI-Enabled Optimization of Early-Phase Clinical Trials Pilot Program; Request for Information
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is issuing this request for information to solicit input on a proposed pilot program to assess how artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies can improve efficiency, speed, and quality of decision- making in early phase clinical trials. Ear
- federal register
Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB)
The NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) is the only Federal Advisory Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on long- and short-range strategies for research, education and the application of science to resource management and environmental ass
- federal register
General Services Acquisition Regulation; Acquisition of Information and Communication Technology; Notice of Listening Sessions and Request for Comments
The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking public comment on the draft of a new General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clause regarding basic safeguarding of data within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence Systems (LLMs). Due to the complexity of the issue,
- fcc
Implications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies on Protecting Consumers From Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) proposes steps to protect consumers from the abuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in robocalls alongside actions that clear the path for positive uses of AI, including its use to improve access to the telephone network for
- fcc
Disclosure and Transparency of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content in Political Advertisements
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) initiates a proceeding to provide greater transparency regarding the use of artificial intelligence-generated content in political advertising. Specifically, the Commission proposes to require radio and television broadcast
- fcc
Open Commission Meeting Thursday, August 3, 2023
The Commission will consider a Notice of Inquiry that would initiate a technical inquiry into how to obtain more sophisticated knowledge of real-time non- Federal spectrum usage-- and how the Commission could take advantage of modern capabilities for doing so in a cost- effective, accurate, scalable
- federal register
Medical Devices; Cardiovascular Devices; Classification of the Cardiovascular Machine Learning-Based Notification Software
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the cardiovascular machine learning-based notification software into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the
- federal register
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License
This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0027, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of extension of the currently approved collection under
FAQ
- I'm B2B — my customers are lenders, not consumers. Am I in scope?
- Yes for most fintech AI laws. ECOA, FCRA, and the EU AI Act apply to the entity using the AI to make decisions about consumers — but if you're the AI vendor, you typically have to provide your customers with the documentation, model cards, and audit logs they need to comply. We flag every rule that imposes vendor-side obligations.
- How does the EU AI Act apply to a US lender?
- Like all AI Act provisions, it applies the moment any of your end-users is in the EU. For lending AI, this is rare unless you serve EU residents directly — but it's common for fraud-detection vendors whose customers operate cross-border.
- What's the deal with CFPB and "black-box AI"?
- CFPB issued guidance in 2023 clarifying that creditors using AI/ML must provide accurate adverse-action notices regardless of model complexity. "We can't explain our AI" is not a defense. Several enforcement actions in 2024-25 followed. RegImpact tracks each new CFPB advisory + enforcement action and scores it against your product.
- Do you cover state-level laws like NY DFS Cybersecurity Reg 23 or CA DFPI?
- Partially — we cover state-level AI legislation (CA, CO, TX, IL) directly. NY DFS, CA DFPI, and other state regulator advisories show up via Federal Register cross-listings when applicable. Studio plan customers get a custom watchlist for state regulators of their choice.