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FirstCash Files Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Case Filed by CFPB

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FirstCash, a national pawnshop chain, is asking a federal judge to confirm that it has a statutory defense to all of the CFPB’s claims that it violated the Military Lending Act (MLA) while also asking the judge to drop three...more

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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Discusses Gaps in Firms' Surveillance for Market Abuse

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported its observations on firms’ market abuse surveillance arrangements in the May edition of Market Watch. The newsletter looks at a peer review of surveillance model testing...more

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Will Mariner Finance Decision Lead State Regulators to Bring CFPA Claims?

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A lengthy decision recently issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania by Shapiro v. Mariner Fin., LLC, No. CV 22-3253, 2024 WL 169654 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 12, 2024) (Hodge, J.), may...more

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CFPB Shuts Down Loan Scams Targeting Military Families

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The CFPB is fighting back against what it alleges to be unlawful predatory lending practices targeting military families in violation of the Military Lending Act (MLA)....more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (October 3, 2022)

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Regulatory Announcements- CFPB Releases Report Finding Violations of Federal Law by Student Loan Servicers and University-Owned Lenders. On September 29, the CFPB released the Supervisory Highlights Student Loan Servicing...more

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CFPB Files Complaint Against Pawnshop Lenders for Alleged Military Lending Act Violations

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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

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CFPB Auto Finance Consent Order: A Sign of Things to Come for Add-On Products?

On May 21, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 3rd Generation, Inc. d/b/a California Auto Finance entered into a Consent Order in which the CFPB alleged unfair acts or practices in connection with an...more

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CFPB Focus on Payday Lending: A Look Around the Corner

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With the change of administration in Washington, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) is widely expected to assume a posture of aggressive enforcement of consumer protection laws. One area that we...more

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CFPB Grants No-Action Letter for Proposed Small-Dollar Credit Product

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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

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CFPB Files Complaint Against Florida-Based Payday Lender

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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

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Ninth Circuit puts hold on CashCall appeal pending SCOTUS decision in Seila Law; CFPB asks Second Circuit to adjourn oral argument...

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As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of Seila Law’s cert petition is impacting other cases in which the CFPB’s constitutionality has also been challenged. ...more

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CFPB enters into settlement with off-shore lenders

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The CFPB has entered into a proposed settlement with a group of corporate and individual defendants who were alleged to have engaged in unlawful conduct in connection with offering “short-term loans to consumers located in...more

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Senators urge CFPB not to reconsider payday loan rule

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A group of Democratic senators (joined by two independent Senators) has sent a letter to Leandra English and Mick Mulvaney urging them to abandon any efforts by the CFPB to reconsider its final payday/auto title/high-rate...more

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CFPB doubles down on its attacks against online tribal lenders

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In a new lawsuit filed in an Illinois federal district court, the CFPB alleges that four online tribal lenders engaged in unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act...more

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CFPB Lawsuit Targets High-Interest Online Lenders

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On April 27, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the filing of a suit against four online lenders alleging that the lenders illegally collected debts on invalid loans. The complaint alleged...more

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CFPB Files Suit Against Pawnbroker for TILA Violations

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On November 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed suit against a Virginia pawnbroker, alleging that the pawnbroker violated the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Consumer Financial...more

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California District Court Delivers Payday Lending Usury Victory to the CFPB with Important Consequences for On-Line Lenders

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On August 31, Judge Walter of the Central District of California entered summary judgment in favor of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) on its claims against CashCall, Inc. arising out of allegedly unfair and...more

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CashCall Case Brings More Uncertainty to the True Lender Debate

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The case provides an outline of issues to consider and structures to avoid in designing bank collaboration models in the future. On August 31, in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. CashCall, Inc., the U.S....more

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Arguing that CashCall was the "True Lender", CFPB Successfully Challenges High Interest Loan Program

On August 31, a federal district court in California ruled in favor of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on the application of "true lender" principles in the context of a tribal lending arrangement. The...more

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CFPB Prevails On Summary Judgment Against CashCall, Inc.

On August 31, 2016, in a ground breaking decision, the United States District Court in Los Angeles ruled that CashCall, Inc. violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act in connection with efforts to collect on certain...more

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