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CFPB Settles with Nonbank Mortgage Originator for $4 Million

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On June 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has filed a proposed order that would require a Florida-based nonbank mortgage loan originator to pay a $3.95 million penalty for allegedly...more

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Massachusetts Attorney General Settles Claims Against California-Based Financing Company for $625,000

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​On May 22, 2024,​ the Massachusetts Attorney General (MA AG) announced it entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance (AOD) with a California-based financing company resolving allegations of violations of the Massachusetts...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Small Dollar Lending, Lease-to-Own, and Alternative Financial Services

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to the small dollar lending, lease-to-own, and alternative financial services industries. ...more

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Colorado AG Settles With Debt Management Company Over Failure to Provide Customers With Signed Agreements

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On November 3, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser announced that his office reached a settlement with Touchstone Partners, Inc. (Touchstone), a noted debt management company. The AG’s allegations were that Touchstone...more

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CFPB announces settlement with nation’s largest credit repair organizations

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The CFPB announced this week that it has entered into a proposed settlement of a lawsuit it filed in 2019 in Utah federal district court against a group of defendants who constitute the largest credit repair organizations in...more

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DC OAG Reaches $4 Million Settlement with FinTech Over Claims of Predatory Lending

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On February 8, the District of Columbia attorney general announced a settlement with a FinTech company for alleged violations of the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA) by marketing high-costs loans...more

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First Half of 2018 Sees Significant Decline in Publicly Announced or Publicly Filed Enforcement Activity

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During the first half of 2018, Enforcement Watch tracked 40 publicly announced or publicly filed enforcement actions involving consumer financial services companies. The 18 enforcement actions tracked during Q1 2018 represent...more

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CFPB settles lawsuit against online payday lenders

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The CFPB announced that it has settled a lawsuit that it filed in 2014 in a Missouri federal district court alleging that the defendants engaged in unlawful online payday lending schemes.  ...more

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Chase Lets Loose a Barrage of New Indemnification Demand Letters

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Ten years after the financial crisis, mortgage companies and regional/local banks are still getting hit with new breach of contract and indemnification claims related to loans sold before the crisis....more

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