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CFPB Settles Action Against Student Loan Servicer with Industry Ban

On September 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a proposed order which, if entered by the court, will ban a student loan servicer from servicing federal student loans and require it to pay $120...more

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Nonbank Student Loan Servicer Agrees to a CFPB-Imposed Ban and to Pay $120 Million

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After more than seven years of litigation, on September 12, 2024, the CFPB filed the Stipulated Order reflecting its settlement with the Company over alleged violations of the CFPA, FCRA, and FDCPA....more

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FTC’s Shuts Down Operators of Debt Relief Enterprise

On July 11, the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the FTC’s request for a temporary restraining order against operators of a debt relief enterprise that unlawfully charged consumers illegal...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month Webinar Recap: The CFPB and the Dust of June

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more

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CFPB Takes Legal Action Against PHEAA for Chasing Debt on Discharged Student Loans

On May 31, the CFPB filed suit in federal court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania against a Pennsylvania-based student loan servicer accusing it of illegally pursuing student loan debts discharged in bankruptcy and...more

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CFPB Issues Order Against Student Loan Debt Relief Telemarketer

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On May 20, 2024, the CFPB announced a settlement with a telemarketing company that offers student loan debt relief services to resolve allegations that it violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR") and the Consumer...more

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Student loan servicer and trust could pay more than $5M in enforcement action with CFPB

On May 6, the CFPB filed a complaint against a Pennsylvania-based student loan servicer and 15 student loan trusts for alleged failure to properly respond to various borrower requests in violation of the CFPA. The complaint...more

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CFPB Settles Action Against Student Loan Servicer and Securitization Trusts

On May 6, 2024, the CFPB resolved an enforcement action against a group of Delaware student loan trusts and a loan servicer (found here and here) for their failures to adequately respond to borrowers’ requests for relief,...more

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DFPI Enters Into Consent Order With Higher Education Loan Authority

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On April 24, 2024, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced ​that it had entered into a consent order with the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA),...more

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CFPB Files Complaint and Proposed Final Judgments Against Higher Education Assistance Agency and National Collegiate Student Loan...

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​​​​​​​On May 6, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a complaint ​and two proposed stipulated final judgments to resolve its claims against the National Collegiate Student Loan...more

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CFPB Enters Consent Order Against BloomTech Over Misleading Income-Share Agreements

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On April 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) entered a consent order against BloomTech, a for-profit vocational school, and its CEO, Austen Allred, for deceptive marketing practices related to...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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FTC bans group of student loan debt relief scammers from the debt relief industry

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently entered into proposed stipulations with a group of student loan debt relief providers to resolve allegations that the group conducted deceptive marketing and sales practices in...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Debt Collection

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to debt collection. If debt collection in 2023 had a theme it would be medical debt....more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - January 2024 - A Hazy Shade of Winter With the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the January 2024 webinar....more

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CFPB and Several States Order Vocational Education Company to Pay Fines, Cancel Loans, and Cease Operations After Allegedly...

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On November 20, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that, in conjunction with 11 states, it entered into a stipulated final judgment with a Delaware-based vocational education company that...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - October 2023

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - September 2023 - Harvesting the Latest Compliance Crop

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the September 2023 webinar. Bite 1: Update on Federal Student Loan Borrowers - On September 5, 2023, the CFPB reminded...more

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Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - September 2023

Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...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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Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for April 2023

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. ...more

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FTC obtains TROs to halt student loan debt relief schemes

On May 8, the FTC announced that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently issued temporary restraining orders (TROs) against two student loan debt relief companies that allegedly tricked...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - April 2023 - Stress Awareness Month and 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 April 2023 webinar....more

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DFPI settles with student loan debt relief company

On February 28, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced a settlement with an unlicensed student debt relief company and its owner. ...more

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9th Circuit affirms decision in FCRA, CFPA, and TSR suit

In December, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling holding an individual liable for violations of the FCRA, the TSR, and the CFPA after the defendant, who allegedly “played a...more

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