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March 2024 UDAAP Bulletin

Editor's Note The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission,...more

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2023 Year in Review: Student Lending

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Welcome to the Student Lending chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. Looking Ahead to 2024 - The CFPB will likely continue to focus on junk fees, nontransparent and other...more

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CFPB Settles Decade-Long Case Against Foreclosure Relief Company and Four Attorneys for $12 million

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On February 8, 2024, after nearly a decade of litigation, the CFPB announced a final settlement for a total of $12 million with a Foreclosure Relief Company and four individual attorneys. The settlement resolves litigation...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 6, 2024)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - July 2023 - Freedom, Independence, and Celebration From the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the July 2023 webinar. Bite 10: Public Inquiry Launched into Credit Card and Loan Products for Healthcare Costs - On July 7,...more

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CFPB Sues Lease-To-Own Finance Company

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against a lease-to-own-finance company and several related companies (collectively, the "Company"), alleging that the Company violated various federal consumer...more

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CFPB Sues Lease-to-Own Finance Company for Allegedly Deceiving Consumers

On July 19, the CPFB filed a complaint against a lease-to-own finance company, alleging that the company has offered and provided millions of “lease-purchase” and “rental-purchase” financing agreements in ways that have...more

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CFPB Targets Financial Services Company for Deceptive Advertising

On December 1, the CFPB and a financial services company filed a stipulated proposed court order seeking the resolution of a CFPB suit alleging that the financial services company made false, misleading, and inaccurate...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (May 10, 2021)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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CFPB Issues Additional Consent Orders for False and Misleading Mortgage Advertising

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Since late July, the CFPB has issued seven consent orders against mortgage companies in which the CFPB asserts that the companies engaged in false and misleading advertising to service members and veterans. ...more

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CFPB Secures $7.9 Million Trial Verdict Against Mortgage Loan Servicer

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On September 8, a federal judge in California ordered a national mortgage services company to pay a $7.9 million civil penalty based on false or misleading marketing statements it allegedly made to consumers about its...more

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CFPB enters into consent orders with reverse mortgage companies to settle alleged advertising violations

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The CFPB announced that it entered into consent orders with three reverse mortgage companies to settle the CFPB’s allegations that the companies engaged in deceptive advertising in violation of the Mortgage Acts and...more

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