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Lender Fights Back Against CFPB Lawsuit, Arguing Unconstitutional Delegation of Power and Other Constitutional Violations

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On July 30, 2024, Heights Finance Holding Co. f/k/a Southern Management Corporation and a group of its wholly-owned, state-licensed subsidiaries (collectively, “Southern”) filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings (the...more

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CFPB Appeals District Court’s Decision to Vacate Changes to UDAAP Exam Manual

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On August 8, 2024, the CFPB filed its Appellant Brief with the Fifth Circuit, appealing the September 2023 decision by the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that vacated the March 2022 changes to the...more

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CFPB: Payday Plaintiffs Not Entitled to En Banc Rehearing

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The plaintiffs challenging the CFPB payday lending rule should not be entitled to an en banc rehearing because the issues they cite already have become final and the time for rehearing has lapsed, the CFPB said last week...more

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Another target of CFPB enforcement action argues that lawsuit filed on August 23, 2023 must be dismissed because the CFPB lacked...

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We have recently blogged about two other actions in which this issue has been raised (one being a declaratory judgment action filed against the CFPB on July 23, 2024 in the E.D. Tex. and the other being an enforcement action...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Credit Card and Other Rewards Programs in the Crosshairs

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Rewards programs drive consumer choice and activity in connection with credit cards and other financial services. The CFPB has reported the most important element by far that influences a consumer’s decision to apply for a...more

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Fed Cracks Down on Utah Bank for Alleged Compliance Failures with $44 Million Fine

On a July 19, the Federal Reserve Board announced it has issued a consent order against a Utah-based bank and its parent company for engaging in unfair and deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a)(1) of the...more

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What the CFPB’s Supreme Court Victory Means for Financial Institutions

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Until recently, the most popular topic of discussion in the financial services world has been the outcome of the Supreme Court case CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America, regarding the constitutionality...more

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Feeding the Loot Box Monster: The CFPB's Concerns with Payment Transmission in Gaming

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On May 9, 2024, we published our first article in a series of articles on the CFPB's interest in gaming. Back on April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a report identifying various risks to...more

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Update on Petition to Review FTC’s CARS Rule

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Petitioners in the challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”) filed their Petitioners’ Brief on March 15, 2004 in support of their petition for review, and a who’s who...more

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CFPB Proposes to Prohibit Non-Sufficient Funds Fees on Declined Transactions

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As person-to-person payments become mainstream, the proposal would proactively outlaw fees that financial institutions could assess on instantaneously declined transactions. On January 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial...more

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Client Alert: How Regulatory Events of 2023 Should Guide Financial Institutions' New Year's Resolutions for 2024

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As consumer-facing financial institutions of all types—from well-established banks to newly-launched fintechs—set their 2024 regulatory compliance goals, they may wonder if their New Year’s resolutions align with those that...more

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CFPB and DOJ File Lawsuit Against Housing Developer/Lender Over Targeting Hispanic Borrowers with Alleged False Statements and...

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On December 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint in a Texas federal court against Colony Ridge Development, LLC (Colony Ridge), its affiliates, and Loan...more

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CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Experiences with Overdraft and NSF Fees

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On December 19th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a report highlighting consumers’ experiences with overdraft and nonsufficient funds (NSF) fees. The report found that roughly a quarter of...more

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CFPB Language Access Plan for Consumers with Limited English Proficiency

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Throughout the past few years, the CFPB has sought input from a range of stakeholders, including community-based organizations and financial institutions, for feedback about how it can improve consumer financial products and...more

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Fifth Circuit stays further proceedings in CFPB appeal of summary judgment in lawsuit challenging UDAAP exam manual changes...

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Earlier this month, the CFPB filed a notice with the Texas federal district court that it is appealing to the Fifth Circuit the district court’s order granting summary judgment to a group of trade associations in their...more

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CFPB removes changes regarding discrimination as an unfair practice from UDAAP exam manual but appeals from district court order...

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In September 2023, the CFPB updated its UDAAP Examination Manual to remove the changes it made in March 2022 which provided that unfair acts or practices encompassed discriminatory conduct, even in circumstances to which...more

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CFPB appeals district court order granting summary judgment to plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging UDAAP exam manual

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On November 6, the CFPB filed a notice with the Texas federal district court that it is appealing to the Fifth Circuit the district court’s order granting summary judgment to a group of trade associations in their lawsuit...more

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CFPB issues advisory opinion on fees charged by large banks and credit unions to respond to information requests and releases data...

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As we have previously reported on this blog and discussed on our Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, last year, the CFPB embarked on a campaign orchestrated by the Biden Administration to eliminate “junk fees.” ...more

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CFPB Director Rohit Chopra Addresses Mortgage Post-Crisis Reforms and Importance of Consumer Protection Regulations

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra recently addressed The Mortgage Collaborative National Conference recounting the Congressional response to the mortgage industry crisis that began in 2008 that...more

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Deep Dive into Payments: Q&A on Bank Partnership Considerations

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But upon closer consideration, there is an interplay between a bank partner program and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) as implemented by Regulation E, particularly when it comes to timeframes for disputes, liable...more

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Texas Court Puts Hold on CFPB’s Use of Unfairness Authority to Include “Discrimination”

As the Supreme Court deliberates over the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the CFPB’s funding method is unconstitutional, another court in the Fifth Circuit dealt a blow to the CFPB’s aggressive agenda. On Friday, the District...more

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Texas Federal District Court invalidates CFPB Exam Manual changes which opined that discrimination is a UDAAP violation

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As we predicted long ago, on Friday, September 8, 2023, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the changes made in March 2022 to the CFPB’s Exam Manual. On that date, the CFPB purported to use...more

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CFPB files lawsuit against finance companies alleging UDAAP violations arising from “loan churning” practices

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The CFPB has filed a lawsuit in a South Carolina federal district court against Heights Finance Holding Co. f/k/a Southern Management Corporation and a group of its wholly-owned, state-licensed subsidiaries (collectively,...more

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Plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging CFPB UDAAP update to exam manual seek status conference to discuss need for interim relief

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Asserting that irreparable harms to their members “are piling up,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the other plaintiffs have filed a motion for a status conference with the Texas federal district court hearing their lawsuit...more

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FinCEN and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS Issues Supplemental Alert Urging Continued Vigilance for Potential Russian Export...

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On May 19, FinCEN and BIS issued an alert urging financial institutions to watch for attempts to evade export controls imposed on Russia. The alert focuses on ongoing federal initiatives to limit Russian access to technology...more

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