On August 13, the CFPB announced an advisory opinion on the applicability of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z to “contracts for deed.” A contract for deed is an arrangement in which a consumer purchases a home...more
On February 3, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion and order dismissing with prejudice the CFPB’s complaint for violations of the ECOA against a mortgage lender and its owner...more
2/20/2023
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Regulation B ,
UDAAP
On May 9, the CFPB released an advisory opinion affirming that ECOA and its implementing rule, Regulation B, protect not only those persons actively seeking credit, but also those who have sought and received credit. The...more
5/17/2022
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
ECOA ,
Fair Lending ,
Loan Servicer ,
New Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulation B
On October 28, newly approved CFPB director, Rohit Chopra, made his first appearance before the House Financial Services Committee since his narrow approval by the Senate. Director Chopra focused on topics with bipartisan...more
The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday, August 18, that an interest rate on a consumer loan in California could be deemed illegally high even if the loan is not subject to the state’s usury law.
Consumer loans of...more
8/28/2018
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CashCall ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Finance Lenders Law ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High-Interest Loans ,
Interest Rates ,
Unconscionable Contracts ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL) ,
Usury
Google announced on May 11 that effective on July 13, 2016 it will ban all payday loan advertisements from its site. Google was responding to concerns raised by consumer advocates who argued that the lending practice...more