In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the November 2024 webinar....more
12/24/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Data Privacy ,
Debit Cards ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
NCUA ,
Overdraft Fees ,
ROSCA ,
Small Business ,
Statutory Authority ,
Student Loans ,
Subscription Services
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the October 2024 webinar.
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11/4/2024
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Amended Rules ,
Arbitration ,
Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Medical Debt ,
Military Service Members ,
OCC ,
Redlining ,
Regulation E ,
Regulation M ,
Regulation Z ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Veterans
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the September 2024 webinar....more
On September 13, 2024, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the company and its owner and CEO, alleging deceptive and abusive acts and practices in violation of the CFPA and violations of TILA and its implementing regulation....more
9/18/2024
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Marketing ,
Regulation Z ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the August 2024 webinar....more
8/28/2024
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Repair Services ,
ECOA ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Payment Processors ,
Popular ,
Property Valuation ,
Regulation Z ,
Request For Information ,
Residential Leases ,
School Lunch Programs ,
Solar Energy ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UDAAP ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the July 2024 webinar....more
7/30/2024
/ Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HMDA ,
Information Reports ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Mortgages ,
Proposed Rules ,
Redlining ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
RESPA ,
Reverse Mortgages ,
Small Business
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more
7/12/2024
/ Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funding ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Late Fees ,
Loan Servicer ,
Medical Bills ,
Military Lending Act ,
Misrepresentation ,
Open Banking ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Pending Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing ,
UDAAP ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On July 2, 2024, the FTC filed a joint motion for entry of the FTC and the Company's stipulated order for permanent injunction, monetary judgment, and other relief to resolve allegations of misleading consumers who purchased...more
On May 18, 2024, the CFPB filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order with the Company to resolve allegations that the Company violated a 2019 CFPB consent order, HMDA, its implementing Regulation C, and the CFPA....more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2024 webinar....more
5/24/2024
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fees ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Medical Bills ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Popular ,
Regulation CC ,
Rewards Programs ,
Students
On May 20, 2024, the CFPB announced a settlement with a telemarketing company that offers student loan debt relief services to resolve allegations that it violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR") and the Consumer...more
On April 16, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or "Bureau") issued a rule to update its procedures for designating nonbank covered persons for supervision. Section 1024(a)(1)(C) of the Consumer Financial...more
On February 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced its first decision designating a nonbank lender for supervision based on potential risk to consumers. As the CFPB emphasized in its press release, however,...more
On December 15, 2023, the CFPB announced a settlement with a medical debt collector to resolve allegations that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"), its implementing Regulation V, the Fair Debt Collection...more
On November 15, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that a nonbank installment lender agreed to settle allegations that it was violating a 2019 consent order. The Company is a publicly traded online...more
11/16/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Payday Loans ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In June 2023, the Connecticut legislature passed amendments to the Small Loan Lending and Related Activities Act (the "Act"). On September 11, 2023, the Connecticut Department of Banking (the "Department") subsequently issued...more
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that a non-bank residential mortgage loan originator violated the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ("HMDA") by submitting inaccurate...more
On July 11, 2023, the CFPB announced two consent orders against a large national bank, settling allegations that the bank illegally charged consumers multiple non-sufficient fund fees for the same transaction, withheld cash...more
7/12/2023
/ Banks ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fees ,
Regulation Z ,
Returned Check Fees ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In May and June, three new states enacted comprehensive consumer data privacy laws. On May 19, 2023, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act into law, which takes effect on October 1,...more
On December 22, 2022, the CFPB filed an administrative consent order against an International Remittance Company headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. The order alleges that from 2013 until 2021, the International...more
HIGHLIGHTS: CFPB announced an administrative resolution of Consumer Financial Protection Act claims against a regional bank concerning unfair and abusive acts and practices for allegedly charging consumers "surprise...more
HIGHLIGHTS: The CFPB announced that it is filing a lawsuit against a payday lender for allegedly concealing free repayment plans and making unauthorized debit-card withdrawals. With its allegations of unfair, deceptive, and...more
On March 16, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced in a press release changes to its supervisory operations that may dramatically expand the reach of the CFPB's anti-discrimination mandate....more
Nonbank lenders, fintech firms, and smaller entities that do not meet the CFPB's threshold of a "larger participant" in defined areas have avoided CFPB supervision, but that is changing. On Monday, the CFPB issued a press...more
HIGHLIGHTS: CFPB announced that it is filing a lawsuit today against a nationwide credit reporting agency, two related companies, and a top executive for violating a January 2017 consent order with the CFPB. ...more