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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Universal Injunctions, Associational Standing, and Forum Shopping - Their Effects on...

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Special guest Professor Alan Trammell of Washington and Lee University School of Law joins us today for a deep dive into universal injunctions and the related topics of associational standing and judicial forum shopping, and...more

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CFPB: Confidentiality Agreements Can’t Deter Whistleblowers from Reporting Alleged Violations

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The CFPB warned on July 24, 2024,  that confidentiality agreements that employees of a company are required to sign likely violate federal law if those agreements imply that employees could face retaliation from their...more

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Take 2: CFPB Provides New Guidance About What Constitutes “Abusive”

On April 3, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”) issued new guidance about what constitutes an abusive act or practice under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (the “Policy Statement”). This...more

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CFPB Launches Its First Civil Investigation of a Crypto Firm

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a decision denying Nexo Financial, LLC’s petition to modify a civil investigation demand (CID) originally served on the company on December 1, 2021. At that time, Nexo...more

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CFPB Warns Failure to Safeguard Consumer Data May Be Unfair Act or Practice

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On August 11, the CFPB published a circular confirming that covered persons and service providers under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) may violate the CFPA’s prohibition against unfair acts or practices when...more

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The CFPB Leans Into Privacy With FCRA Advisory Opinion

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) extended its reach into the realm of data protection with a recent advisory opinion interpreting the “permissible purpose” provision of the Fair Credit...more

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Alleges Dark Patterns in Advertising of Financial Products; Files Suit Against TransUnion and...

On April 12, 2022, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries, and former TransUnion executive John Danaher in his individual capacity for violating an...more

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Latest CFPB Lawsuit Sheds Light on Digital Dark Patterns

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A lawsuit filed by the CFPB last week against a national credit reporting agency provides some insight into the types of website features and designs that regulators like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal...more

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Sending a Message: The CFPB's Charges Against TransUnion

For months, Director Rohit Chopra warned that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) would sharpen its focus on repeat offenders. On April 12, 2022, the Bureau demonstrated its resolve, announcing charges...more

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First CFPB Enforcement Action Under New Director: $6 Million Fine Against Prison Financial Services Company

In its first action under newly-appointed Director Rohit Chopra, the CFPB issued an enforcement action against a prison financial services company for violating the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) by allegedly...more

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CFPB sues software company and owner for allegedly assisting credit-repair businesses that charge unlawful advance fees

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The CFPB has filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court against Credit Repair Cloud (CRC), a software company, and its owner, in which the Bureau alleges that the defendants provided substantial assistance to...more

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CFPB Taskforce Issues Report Setting High-Level Agenda and Priorities

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-awaited two-volume Taskforce Report on Consumer Financial Law (the Report) as expected last week, following a yearlong effort. While advisory in nature, it is...more

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The CFPB’s final collections rule: contact frequency limitations and limited content messages

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Among the items proposed in the CFPB’s NPRM that were adopted in its final collections rule are restrictions on call attempts and a limited content message definition. While many observers are somewhat dismayed that the...more

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CFPB California Style: The California Consumer Financial Protection Law Brings More Providers Of Consumer Financial Products And...

On August 31, 2020, the California legislature passed the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL). The law reflects Governor Newsom’s vision of a much more powerful banking agency with new registration authority,...more

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‘As California Financial Regulation Goes, So Goes the Nation’: California Governor Proposes New and Expansive Consumer Protection...

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California Governor Gavin Newsom submitted his $222 billion budget proposal for the 2020-2021 fiscal year on January 10. Among other priorities identified, the budget earmarks tens of millions of dollars for the creation and...more

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Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Article III Standing

The Fourth Circuit recently examined the issue of Article III standing in the context of the FDCPA. In Ben-Davies v. Blibaum & Associates, P.A., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9667 (4th Cir. June 1, 2017), the consumer sought to...more

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CFPB builds case for ECOA protection for gender identity and sexual orientation

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While CFPB officials have suggested in public remarks that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s prohibition against discrimination on the basis of “sex” includes discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, a...more

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Problems With the CFPB’s Argument: An Analysis of the D.C. Circuit Oral Arguments on Statute of Limitations

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What began as a challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) $109 million enforcement ruling against the mortgage company PHH Corp. (“PHH”) for alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures...more

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They’re Just Not That into You: A Brief Summary of How Federal Courts Have Treated the CFPB’s Interpretations of Statutes and...

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Since its creation in 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has exercised its broad authority to regulate a wide swath of the consumer financial services industry. While the CFPB has the authority to engage...more

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