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Chopra testifies at House, Senate committee hearings

On June 12, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing to address the CFPB’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress. The CFPB Director, Rohit Chopra, in his opening statement addressed the Committee to...more

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When the CFPB Investigates: Responding to a CFPB CID

Since opening its doors in July 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has not been shy about initiating enforcement actions against companies and individuals subject to its authority, recovering billions of...more

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CFPB Files First Lawsuit Under Acting Director Mulvaney

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The CFPB filed its first new lawsuit under acting Director Mulvaney yesterday, alleging that a pension advance company and its president made predatory loans to consumers that were falsely marketed as asset purchases.  ...more

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CFPB refuses to set aside or modify CID

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The CFPB, in a decision and order signed by Acting Director Mulvaney, has denied the petition filed by Firstsource Advantage, LLC (Firstsource) to modify or set aside a civil investigative demand (CID) (Petition) that was...more

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Federal Court Orders Loan Servicer to Comply with CFPB’s CID Investigating Potential UDAAP and FCRA Violations

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On February 28, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granted a petition by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) to enforce a civil investigative demand (“CID”) against a student...more

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Speak Up! The CFPB Wants Your Feedback

January 17th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is seeking “evidence to ensure the Bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions to best protect consumers.” The CFPB is expected to...more

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CFPB opposes petition for certiorari filed by tribal lenders in Ninth Circuit case

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The CFPB has filed a brief opposing the petition for certiorari filed by two tribally-affiliated lenders seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in CFPB v. Great Plains Lending, LLC, et al. In that...more

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Nutter Bank Report, April 2017

CFPB Delays the Effective Date of New Prepaid Accounts Rule - The CFPB adopted a final rule on April 20 that delays the general effective date of its rule governing prepaid accounts by six months. The rule will now take...more

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D.C. Circuit Rebukes CFPB in Civil Investigative Demand Enforcement Decision

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On April 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion in CFPB v. Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools, affirming a decision by the D.C. district court to deny...more

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CFPB/NY AG lawsuit against RD Legal Funding may signal greater scrutiny of non-loan financial products such as merchant cash...

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The CFPB and the New York Attorney General this week filed an action against RD Legal Funding, LLC, two of its affiliates, and their principal (collectively, “RD”), alleging that a litigation settlement advance product...more

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Ninth Circuit affirms tribal lenders subject to CFPB investigative demands

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The Ninth Circuit recently issued its opinion in CFPB v. Great Plains Lending, LLC, et al., in which three tribal-affiliated, for-profit lending companies (“Tribal Lenders”) challenged the authority of the CFPB to issue civil...more

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Highlights from Seminar on Governmental Investigations Involving the Debt Collection Industry

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Holland & Knight and the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA) hosted a half-day seminar that featured government officials discussing trends and current issues in law enforcement investigations and other...more

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FTC to hold workshop on lead generation

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The Federal Trade Commission will be holding a workshop in Washington, D.C. onOctober 30, 2015 to explore the growing use of online lead generation in various industries, including consumer lending. The workshop is free and...more

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