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CFPB Fines National Bank and Bank Holding Company for Alleged Violations of the CFPA, TISA, and Regulation DD in Connection with...

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On January 14, 2025, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the Bank, alleging violations of the CFPA, TISA, and its implementing Regulation DD. The lawsuit alleges that the Bank deceived customers who were enrolled in the Bank's...more

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CFPB requests information on language access in consumer finance

On January 15, the CFPB published a blog post after engaging with industry associations, financial service providers, and stakeholders to understand how financial institutions are serving consumers with limited English...more

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CFPB Proposes Roadmap For States to Continue Regulatory Activity

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a comprehensive report today, outlining detailed recommendations to strengthen state-level consumer protection laws and address modern risks in consumer financial...more

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CFPB Issues Warning on Risks of Home Equity Contracts, Takes Legal Action to Ensure Compliance with TILA

On January 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report, consumer advisory, and filed an amicus brief addressing the risks associated with home equity contracts (HECs)—financial products often...more

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CFPB Publishes Supervisory Highlights Focused on Deposits, Small-Dollar Lending, BNPL, and Paycheck Advance Products

During the week of January 6, the CFPB released a “second” Winter 2024 Supervisory Highlights, focused on the agency’s most recent findings in deposits, small dollar lending, buy now, pay later (BNPL), paycheck advance...more

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CFPB calls on states to be more aggressive in enforcing consumer financial protection laws

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The CFPB is calling on state governments to increase their focus on consumer financial protection laws....more

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CFPB Sues Manufactured Home Financing Company in Relation to Allegedly Risky Loans

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The Consu​​​​​​​mer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed a complaint against a manufactured home loan company (the “Company”) on January 6, 2025, alleging that it originates loans that borrowers are unlikely to be able...more

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New Action on No-Action Letters – CFPB Begins Accepting Applications Under Updated No-Action Letter Procedures

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The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is giving no-action letters (NALs) a second chance. On January 8, 2025, the CFPB issued a policy statement setting forth new procedures for companies to request supervisory...more

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CFPB Reboots No-Action Letter and Sandbox Policies: A New Approach to Financial Innovation…Not

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On January 3, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a comprehensive reboot of its No-Action Letter (NAL) and Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) policies. The proposed policies on its face, marks a...more

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CFPB Files Suit Against Bank For Alleged Savings Account Interest Rate Freezing

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On January 14, 2025, the CFPB announced ​that it had filed a complaint against a large national bank​​ for alleged ​violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), the Truth in Savings Act (TISA) and TISA’s...more

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CFPB Reboots Policy Statements for No-Action Letters and Compliance Assistance Sandbox Approvals Days Before Administration Change

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On January 10, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revived its policy statements on No-Action Letters (NALs) and Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) Approvals. These unexpected changes come just days before...more

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CFPB Blog Post Encourages Industry to Do More to Serve LEP Consumers

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On January 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a blog post highlighting the growing efforts by financial institutions to serve consumers with limited English proficiency (LEP). However,...more

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Trump Administration Expected to Roll Back Biden-Era UDAP Rules

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UDAP has been controversial in the US in the past couple of years. Now that we have a new president and a new Congress, the use of UDAP may change....more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2024 Annual Review - Auto

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to the auto finance industry....more

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CFPB Issues a Roadmap for States Days Before Trump Takes Office

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As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) anticipates a shift in its leadership with the incoming administration of President Trump, the Bureau has released a report titled “Strengthening State-Level...more

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Auto Finance Under the Microscope: Unpacking Landmark FTC and AG Settlements — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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In this episode, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso from Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group are joined by Chris Carlson, a partner in the Regulatory Investigations Strategy and Enforcement...more

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CFPB Announces Plans to Regulate Nonbank Personal Loan Providers

On January 8, the CFPB announced its intent to pursue rulemaking that would allow the agency to oversee nonbank personal loan lender. The announcement came in response to a petition filed in September 2022 by the Consumer...more

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CFPB Sues Mortgage Lender for Predatory Lending Practices in Manufacture Homes Loans

On January 6, 2025, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against a non-bank manufactured home financing company for violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z. The lawsuit alleges that the mortgage lender engaged in...more

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pursues Action to Stop Kickback to Brokerages for Steering Consumers to Rocket Mortgage

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed an action on December 23, 2024, against Rocket Home Real Estate LLC (“Rocket Homes”), a real estate brokerage and affiliates (“Defendant Brokerage”) and an individual...more

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CFPB Takes Action on Bait-and-Switch Credit Card Rewards Tactics

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Following months of public hearings and reports on credit card rewards programs, on December 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a circular (Circular) to other law enforcement agencies alleging...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – January 2025

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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

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CFPB Bites of the Month - November 2024 - CFPB Take Me Home, Country Roads

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the November 2024 webinar....more

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The CFPB Takes Action Against VyStar Credit Union

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In this episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, "The CFPB Takes Action Against VyStar Credit Union," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta examines the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) action...more

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CFPB takes action to ban Student Loan Pro from offering consumer financial products

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The CFPB has taken action to permanently ban Student Loan Pro and its owner, Judith Noh, from offering consumer financial products or services....more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - December 2024 # 2

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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

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