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DC bill establishes protections for student loan borrowers

On October 7, the Council of the District of Columbia enacted B25-0037 or the New Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights Amendment Act of 2024 (the “Act”), which amends the Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation...more

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Massachusetts AG settles with loan servicer over debt collection violations

Recently, the Massachusetts AG settled with a loan servicer (respondent) to resolve allegations that respondent violated Massachusetts foreclosure-prevention law, debt collection regulations, and federal mortgage servicing...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Borrower’s Approach to The Real Estate Mortgage Loan Workout

Many owners of commercial properties across the country encumbered by mortgage debt are still struggling to navigate the distressed real estate market, primarily due to their inability to pay current debt service resulting...more

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CFPB to ban servicer from federal student loan servicing and pay $120M

On November 12, the CFPB filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order against a student loan servicer (the defendant) for alleged violations of the CFPA, the FCRA and the FDCPA. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the...more

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CFPB Permanently Bans Large Student Loan Servicer from Market and Orders Redress of $120 Million

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On September 12, 2024, the CFPB announced that it entered into a stipulated proposed order with a large student loan servicer resolving allegations that the servicer forced borrowers into costly repayment options.​ Under the...more

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Nonbank Student Loan Servicer Agrees to a CFPB-Imposed Ban and to Pay $120 Million

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After more than seven years of litigation, on September 12, 2024, the CFPB filed the Stipulated Order reflecting its settlement with the Company over alleged violations of the CFPA, FCRA, and FDCPA....more

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CFPB granted default judgment against auto loan servicer

On August 28, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia entered an order and opinion granting the CFPB a default judgment in a case against an auto loan servicer (the defendant)....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Suit Tossed Where Plaintiff Not A ‘Called Party’

A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) plaintiff who was neither a subscriber of the telephone number nor a customary user of the number failed to state a claim under the statute, a New York federal court has ruled....more

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Wisconsin Expands Scope of Consumer Loan Licensing Provisions

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In addition to the states that, similar to Washington, have adopted “true lender” provisions, several states have recently enacted changes to their consumer loan licensing laws that expand the scope of the licensing...more

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Technical Violations of State Collection Practices Laws Can Lead to Class Action Liability

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If you are reading this article, you are likely aware that a creditor collecting its own debts in its own name is not a "debt collector" under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") or its implementing rule,...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month Webinar Recap: The CFPB and the Dust of June

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more

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District Court approves $3.65 mil. settlement against student loan servicer

On June 24, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania approved a class action settlement involving student loan borrowers brought against a student loan servicer....more

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CFPB: Ineffective Loan Servicing Is an Abusive Act or Practice

In a consent order with a reverse mortgage servicer on June 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made the argument that failing to effectively service loans is abusive. The groundwork for this line of...more

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[Webinar] Preparing for the New CFPB Enforcement Order Registry - June 27th, 2:00 pm ET

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Nonbank financial services companies with prior enforcement orders are preparing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new Registry, which takes effect September 16. Nonbank consumer lenders, loan servicers,...more

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CFPB Non-Bank Enforcement Order Registry Coming this Fall

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Constitutionality concerns cleared, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on June 3 issued its final rule creating a registry identifying covered nonbanks subject to government agency enforcement orders. The rule's...more

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CFPB Files Suit Against Student Loan Servicer

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On May 31, 2024, the CFPB announced that it had filed suit against a Pennsylvania-based student loan servicer for engaging in allegedly unfair, deceptive and abusive acts or practices in violation of the CFPA, 12 U.S.C. §§...more

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Student loan servicer and trust could pay more than $5M in enforcement action with CFPB

On May 6, the CFPB filed a complaint against a Pennsylvania-based student loan servicer and 15 student loan trusts for alleged failure to properly respond to various borrower requests in violation of the CFPA. The complaint...more

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Alabama Supreme Court Decision: Former Mortgagees are Necessary and Indispensable Parties in Ejectment Action with Wrongful...

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In April 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an opinion in Alavest, LLC v. Harris that significantly expands the application of Rule 19 of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure to post-foreclosure proceedings when it held...more

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Student loan servicer to pay DFPI $27, 500 for untimely response to information request

On April 24, the California DFPI entered into a consent order with a federal student loan servicer (respondent) that allegedly failed to provide the DFPI with timely access to requested borrower data. In late April of 2022,...more

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Senator Warren invites student loan servicer to testify before Congress

On March 18, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to a large student loan servicer, inviting its executives to testify at an upcoming hearing hosted by the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

VA announces updates to loan repayment relief for borrowers affected by Covid-19

On February 9, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a circular to consolidate updates related to VA’s disaster modification and loan deferment options. Effective February 9, the circular reiterates the options for...more

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Bank Partnership Moves to Dismiss Class Action Asserting Violations of Georgia Rate Cap Law

On January 29, a Missouri-based bank and its Kansas-based fintech loan servicer filed a joint motion to dismiss a purported class action filed against them alleging violations of the Georgia Installment Loan Act (GILA) and...more

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Bank and Loan Servicer Move to Dismiss Purported Class Action Asserting Violations of Georgia Usury Law and RICO

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Recently, Lead Bank and its loan servicer Hyphen, LLC, an online lending platform operating Helix Financial, filed a motion to dismiss a purported class action alleging violations of the Georgia Installment Loan Act (GILA)...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Missing the Target

In Target Group Ltd v HMRC [2023] UKSC 35 (“Target”), the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has held that the loan services which the taxpayer company provided to a bank were not exempt from VAT. ...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Auto

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to the auto finance industry. We think it's safe to say that the auto finance industry was top of mind to the CFPB. ...more

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