Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an “interpretive rule,” subjecting “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) transactions to provisions of Regulation Z applicable to “credit cards.” Among other...more
5/23/2024
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Collection ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interpretive Rule ,
Regulation Z ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On January 9, a group of five bi-partisan South Carolina Senators introduced Bill 910, which would, among other things, require persons (non-bank lenders) providing “consumer installment loans” or “deferred presentment loans”...more
1/29/2024
/ Ability-to-Repay ,
Borrowers ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loans ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Payday Loans ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulation Z