Welcome to the Payday and Small-Dollar Lending chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
Regulators may take additional regulatory and enforcement action...more
Welcome to the Fintech chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
The CFPB is expected to finalize rulemaking authorizing supervision of payment application...more
2/16/2024
/ Apple Pay ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
GAO ,
Google ,
New Legislation ,
Nonbank Firms ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Payment Systems ,
PayPal ,
Regulation Z ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Venmo ,
Wages
Welcome to the Debt Collection and Debt Settlement chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
Enforcement actions related to debt collection and debt...more
2/16/2024
/ Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Welcome to the Auto Loan Origination and Servicing chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
We anticipate that the CFPB will continue its attempts to combat...more
2/16/2024
/ Automotive Loans ,
CARS Rule ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Fees ,
Race Discrimination ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Welcome to the Credit Reporting chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
The CFPB’s announcement of a proposed rulemaking to remove medical bills from...more
2/15/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Medical Bills ,
Medical Debt
Welcome to the Credit, Debit, or Prepaid Cards and Consumer Banking chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
We expect continued focus by the CFPB on “junk”...more
2/15/2024
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Debit Cards ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Regulation Z ,
Rulemaking Process
Welcome to the Student Lending chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
The CFPB will likely continue to focus on junk fees, nontransparent and other...more
On November 12, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas against two pawnshop lenders, alleging...more
11/15/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Military Lending Act ,
Military Service Members ,
Statutory Violations
On September 20, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California against a California-based software company and its...more
On April 27, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a reverse mortgage broker and lender, resolving allegations that the company violated the Mortgages...more
On April 26, 2021, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with an online coding school, resolving allegations that the school engaged...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more
11/12/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Blockchain ,
Board of Directors ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Settlement Services ,
Disclosure ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Interest Rates ,
Joint Statements ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
PayPal ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Shareholders ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Title Insurance
On November 5, 2020, the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had filed a complaint against a Florida-based payday lender and its CEO in the Southern District of Florida. The complaint alleges that...more
11/10/2020
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interest Rates ,
Lyft ,
Payday Loans ,
Uber ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Usury
On November 5, 2020, the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had filed a complaint against a California student loan debt settlement company and the company’s CEO in the U.S. District Court for the...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad exempt offering reforms; the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule, with significant revisions from the original proposal, on ESG investments; the...more
11/5/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Formation ,
Climate Change ,
Confidential Information ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Records ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Offerings ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Funds ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
UDAAP