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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Who is Paying Who: The Employee or the Employer?

Since 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has a stated priority of “protecting employees and their rights through conducting reports, inquiries, and issuing requirements for employers.” In July 2024, the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Proposes Interpretive Rule that EWAs Are Credit; Expedited Funding Fees and Tips May Be Finance Charges under Regulation Z

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On July 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed an interpretive rule that states (1) EWA products fall under the definition of “credit” under the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) and...more

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Federal Agencies Encourage Access to Small-Dollar Loans in Light of COVID-19

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This week LenderLaw Watch covers developments related to small-dollar loans in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Every year the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) conducts its Survey of...more

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Federal district court certifies interlocutory appeal in CFPB lawsuit against CashCall

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The California federal district court judge who is presiding over the CFPB’s lawsuit against CashCall and several related companies that funded, purchased, serviced, and collected online installment loans has granted the...more

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Receiver for payday lenders sued by CFPB files malpractice lawsuit

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The court-appointed receiver for a group of interrelated companies sued by the CFPB in September 2014 for engaging in allegedly unlawful online payday lending activities has filed a malpractice lawsuit against the law firm...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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CFPB schedules October 7 field hearing on arbitration; Alan Kaplinsky to represent industry

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The CFPB has announced that it will hold a field hearing about arbitration in Denver, Colorado on October 7, 2015 and has asked Alan Kaplinsky, Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group, to...more

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CFPB's Monthly Complaint Report Highlights National and Denver Area Consumer Complaint Trends

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On September 22, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest Monthly Complaint Report, which provides an overview of three-month trends from consumer complaints. According to the Monthly...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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 files lawsuit against Internet payday loan companies

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The CFPB has filed a complaint in federal district court in New York against a group of commonly-controlled companies for allegedly engaging in unlawful conduct in connection with making payday loans over the Internet. With...more

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CashCall Revisited: The CFPB’s Evolving Theory of Abusiveness

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In 2013, the CFPB filed a complaint against CashCall, Inc. and others, alleging that their conduct in collecting on payday loans that allegedly violated certain states’ usury and/or licensing laws constituted unfair,...more

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Fourth Circuit Rejects Characterization Of Motions “For Reconsideration,” Remands To Determine Whether Dispute Is Arbitrable

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The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently remanded a case to the district court for full consideration of a request to compel arbitration, finding the lower court’s order “inconsistent with the emphatic federal...more

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