In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to student lending along with some information related to financial products and services offered to students....more
1/26/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Debt Relief ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Student Loans ,
Fees ,
Payment Plans ,
Settlement ,
Standard Form Contracts ,
Student Loans ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Tuition
The New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") has finalized the last piece of the Empire State's student loan servicer puzzle. On October 1st, the DFS issued a Student Loan Servicers Regulation (the "Regulation") that...more
12/27/2019
/ Debt Collection ,
Federal Student Loans ,
Higher Education Act ,
Loan Servicer ,
New Regulations ,
NYDFS ,
Private Student Loans ,
Regulation Z ,
State Regulators ,
Student Loan Servicers Regulation ,
Student Loans
The May 2019 issue of Insights provided high-level background information about the recent trend of state legislation targeting student loan servicers. In the June 2019 issue of Insights, we took a deeper dive into New York's...more
9/3/2019
/ Borrowers ,
Duties & Responsibilities ,
Licensing Rules ,
Loan Servicer ,
New Legislation ,
Ombudsman ,
Payment Bonds ,
Payment Terms ,
Pending Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Registration Requirement ,
State Legislatures ,
Student Loans ,
Students
The May 2019 issue of Insights provided high-level background information about the recent trend of state legislation targeting student loan servicers. In the June 2019 issue of Insights, we took a deeper dive into New York's...more
The May 2019 issue of Insights included discussion of a growing trend to regulate student loan servicers. Currently, there are a handful of states that impose requirements specifically on such parties. However, the ranks of...more
States around the country continue to consider and enact laws and regulations to regulate student loan servicers and provide protections to student loan borrowers. Several states and the District of Columbia currently have...more