Podcast - Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Funding Structure
Navigating the CFPB's Controversial Interpretive Rule on BNPL Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Regulation of Negative Option Consumer Contracts – Silence as Consent
CFPB's Focus on Student Loan Servicing: Insights from the Office of Servicemember Affairs Report — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Evolving Landscape of B2B Payments: Regulatory Trends and Financial Practices Explained — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
FTC and CFPB Focus on Medical, Rental Debt Collection Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
The CFPB's Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending — Crossover Episode With Moving the Metal Podcast — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Why Retailers and Merchants Should Pay Attention to the CFPB - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine – Part I
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Cantero Opinion: The Supreme Court Leaves National Bank Preemption in Limbo
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB Warns of Manipulation in Digital Comparison Shopping Tools
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CFPB’s Registry of Nonbanks and Circular that Certain Contract Terms Violate Law
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce’s Michelle Macartney — The Consumer Finance Podcast
FTC CFPB Enforcement Report — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Earned Wage Access: Exploring the CFPB's Proposed Interpretive Rule — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Earned Wage Access: Exploring the CFPB's Proposed Interpretive Rule — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Why do Fintechs Want to Become Banks?
Credit Card Late Fees Have the CFPB's Interest
On October 4, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced increased dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2025 are...more
On October 7, the CFPB released the Fall edition of its Supervisory Highlights, “Special Edition Auto Finance,” focusing on the auto finance market. The report highlights various supervisory observations and enforcement...more
Checking in on what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has been up to for the last month, in case you missed it (and with some commentary)...more
On July 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposed rule that would alter the current Regulation X mortgage servicing procedures in favor of a system that broadly construes requests for assistance, and...more
Saying that reverse redlining is a form of discrimination, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has refused to dismiss a discrimination case alleging that Texas developer Colony Ridge specifically...more
The CFPB recently announced that the Filing Instruction Guide (FIG) for the submission of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data collected in 2025 is now available. The FIG, issued by the Federal Financial Institutions...more
On September 17, the CFPB published a data spotlight examining the impact of mortgage interest rates on housing affordability. Mortgage rates significantly rose from 2.65 percent in January 2021 to a high of 7.79 percent in...more
As interest rates drop, the CFPB is exploring ways to streamline mortgage rules to make the refinancing process easier and closing costs less expensive, Director Rohit Chopra said at a housing conference sponsored by the...more
On September 9, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra spoke at the National Housing Conference on how a decrease in interest rates could impact mortgage refinancing. Chopra noted that over a fifth of all mortgages currently have...more
Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more
On August 29, the CFPB released a consent order and stipulation against a national mortgage originator for alleged deceptive acts under the CFPA. The CFPB found the respondent misrepresented certain payment terms on a...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week... ...more
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced it had entered into a consent order with NewDay USA, a Florida-based non-bank direct mortgage lender, over allegations that the lender misled...more
On August 13th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a consumer advisory as well as an advisory opinion addressing “contracts for deeds”, which are also variously called a “bond for deed”, “land...more
On August 21, 2024, the CFPB issued a Consent Order against the Company citing alleged failure to provide accurate information about loss mitigation options and improper handling of loan modifications. The Consent Order...more
On August 21, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it entered into a consent order with a Florida-based mortgage servicer, resolving allegations related to the mortgage servicer’s...more
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
The CFPB released its much-anticipated proposed update to the mortgage servicing rules last month that would make permanent many of the temporary servicing rules enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion and a research report addressing contract-for-deed home financing, also known as a “land contract,” “land installment contract,”...more
In a recent podcast, Len and Dean discuss the June 10 article "Manufacturing Fair Lending" from National Mortgage Professional, which delves into the "Modern Theory of Redlining" introduced by bank regulators after AG...more
On July 10, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) proposed a rule it says will streamline mortgage servicing and the loss mitigation process. If enacted, the proposed rule would significantly revise...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more
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
On July 24th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new proposed rule “Streamlining Mortgage Servicing for Borrowers Experiencing Payment Difficulties”, with a comment period ending on September 9, 2024....more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more