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Colorado provides some (but not enough) guidance on new general-purpose credit card carve-out

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In the same 2023 bill (House Bill 23-1229) that included Colorado’s DIDMCA opt-out**, Colorado adopted a statute excepting certain “general-purpose credit cards”, as defined, from the state’s limitations on finance charges...more

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Mark Your Calendars: Key 2024 Compliance Dates for Consumer and Small Business Financial Services Regulations

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

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SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Madden Fix/Valid When Made Rule Faces New Challengers

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In the News. On the heels of a lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) recently issued Madden fix/valid when made rule, eight state attorneys general filed suit challenging a similar rule...more

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A Closer Look at DOD’s New Guidance on the Military Lending Act Regulations

On August 26, 2016, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) issued an interpretive rule (the “Interpretive Rule”) providing guidance on the DOD’s regulations implementing the Military Lending Act (“MLA”). That same day, we...more

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Fair Lending Director Ficklin Discusses Small Business Lending, LGBT issues, LEP consumers and Inclusive Communities at ABA...

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Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of teaching a class on payments and banking products to new lawyers at the American Bar Association’s Consumer Financial Services Institute. I arrived early for the class and got to hear a...more

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CFPB Eyes Consumer Arbitration Clauses

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It has only been 24 hours since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its plans to propose rules limiting the use of arbitration clauses, but the financial services industry is already gearing up to...more

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CFPB Takes Aim at Class Action Waivers in Arbitration

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On October 7, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is considering proposing rules that would prohibit companies from including in consumer contracts arbitration clauses that prevent...more

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Revised Military Lending Act Rules Impose New Compliance Obligations on a Wide Variety of Creditors

The Department of Defense (DOD) recently finalized amendments to its Military Lending Act (MLA) regulations that impose new compliance obligations on a wide variety of creditors, including issuers of credit cards and...more

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CFPB enters into consent order with company charged with deceptive health care credit enrollment practices

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The CFPB has entered into a consent order with Springstone Financial, LLC to settle charges that the company was responsible for alleged deceptive and misleading acts and practices in connection with enrolling consumers in a...more

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Increased Risk for Buyers of Credit Card Loans

Third party debt buyers may face increased threat of state-law class action lawsuits after a recent Second Circuit ruling prohibiting such debt buyers from invoking federal preemption defenses under the National Bank Act to...more

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Valid at Inception Rule Shot Down by the Second Circuit

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Marketplace lenders and investors that purchase interests in loans originated by banks should pay close attention as it could spawn a host of class action lawsuits if left standing. In a controversial opinion decided on...more

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