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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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 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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Washington State issues interim guidance on its Predatory Loan Prevention Act

Recently, Washington State’s Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued interim guidance on its Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA), which became effective on June 6, 2024 and amends the state’s Consumer Loan Act...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Borrowers with poor credit ratings make up majority of BNPL borrowers

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Borrowers with subprime or deep subprime credit scores make up the majority of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) originations, the CFPB said, in a new report. From 2021 to 2022, borrowers with deep subprime credit scores accounted...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Ninth Circuit upholds CFPB’s restitution order against lending company, affirming waiver of jury trial rights

On January 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit published an opinion in a case involving a consumer lending company’s appeal of the district court’s order to pay more than $134 million in legal restitution,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Mark Your Calendars: 2025 Compliance Dates for Key Consumer and Small Business Financial Services Regulations

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One of the primary challenges with working in the U.S. financial services space is keeping up with the ever-changing federal and state regulatory landscape. Juggling the day-to-day fire drills while staying atop of regulatory...more

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Lower Criminal Interest Rate Now in Effect

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As detailed in our prior blog the Government of Canada proposed amendments to lower the criminal interest rate to an annual percentage rate (APR) of 35 percent (the prior criminal interest rate, being an effective rate of 60...more

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BNPL Regulation Takes the Final Step in Australia

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On 29 November 2024, the Australian Parliament passed the long-awaited Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Bill)....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Report Highlights Widespread Violations in Student Loan Sector

On December 16, the CFPB released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights, which detailed findings from the Bureau’s recent examinations of student loan markets. The report identifies a range of violations related to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB examiners report deceptive practices and compliance violations in the student loan market

On December 16, the CFPB released its Supervisory Highlights: Special Edition Student Lending, Issue 36 (Winter 2024) which examined federal and private student loans and identified alleged violations in student loan...more

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CFPB says examiners have uncovered a variety of illegal practices in student loan markets

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CFPB examiners have identified a variety of illegal practices across student loan markets, the bureau said, in a special edition [add the link here] of its Supervisory Highlights. The report covers alleged violations related...more

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UK Supreme Court Grants Permission to Appeal Landmark Case on Motor Finance Commission Payments and Disclosure Thresholds

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Last week the Supreme Court granted permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in a case examining the permissibility of motor finance commission payments, which challenged traditional legal thinking relating to...more

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Federal Judge refuses to lift injunction blocking CFPB credit card late fee rule

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A Texas federal judge has refused to lift the preliminary injunction blocking the CFPB’s enforcement of its final rule that would require larger credit card issuers to lower their late fees to $8 and that would also permit...more

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CFPB issues consent order against student loan debt collector

On December 9, the CFPB issued a consent order against a debt collector following allegations of unfair and abusive practices regarding its collection of student loan debt allegedly violating the CFPA and the FDCPA. The CFPB...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

2024 Privacy Trends and Their Impact on Auto Finance – Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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In this episode, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso, attorneys in the firm's Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, are joined by Kim Phan, a partner in the firm's Privacy and Cyber Practice Group. They delve into the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CFPB Issues Proposed Rule to Cover Data Brokers Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

On December 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its highly anticipated and controversial proposed rule that primarily aims to bring data brokers within the scope of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...more

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Tips for New Fund Finance Professionals

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - In this Legal Update, we provide suggestions for junior finance professionals new to the fund finance market and offer practical suggestions for beginning their careers with a solid foundation....more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Supports Expedition of Appeals of Motor Finance Decisions

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a letter addressed to the Supreme Court regarding the applications for permission to appeal to the SC and requests for expedition in the recent motor finance commission...more

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Key Approaches for Maximizing Post-Judgment Enforcement Outcomes

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As we noted in our Fraud and Commercial Loan Transactions: Post-Judgment Legal Strategies Webinar, fraud in commercial loan transactions presents significant challenges for creditors seeking to recover funds. Once a judgment...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Consumer Federation of America (“CFA”) Speaks Out About CFPB’s and FTC’s Direction...

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If you work for a bank or other consumer financial services provider, you will want to listen closely to how consumer advocates are reacting to Trump’s election insofar as the CFPB and FTC are concerned. In today’s podcast...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

5th Circuit: The CFPB’s payday lender rule will begin in March 2025

On November 25, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted motions for clarification from both the appellants and the appellees to specify that the court’s stay will be lifted on March 30, 2025, for the CFPB’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court orders auto loan servicing company to pay $42M to CFPB

On November 26, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted the CFPB’s motion for default judgment against the defendant, an auto loan servicing company, determining that the defendant’s bankruptcy...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Texas Federal Court Denies CFPB’s Motions and Finds Plaintiffs Likely to Succeed on the Merits in Significant Credit Card Late Fee...

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In a significant development in the ongoing litigation over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Final Rule on credit card late fees, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The FCA Weighs In: Hopcraft, Wrench & Johnson Case Sends Ripples Through Motor Finance

In October, the English Court of Appeal (the “Court”) in its landmark case Hopcraft, Wrench & Johnson [2024] EWCA Civ 1282, ruled it was unlawful for car dealers to receive commission from motor finance providers, unless such...more

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