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DOJ and CFPB Announce Landmark Redlining Settlement With Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

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On October 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they reached a settlement with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation (Fairway). This settlement...more

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Federal Consumer Protection Laws In Rental Property Management

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a groundbreaking settlement with Invitation Homes, a large single-family rental home owner/operator, on September 24. ...more

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National Bank Reaches Settlement with the CFPB for Alleged Credit Reporting Violations

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On September 11, 2024, the CFPB issued an administrative consent order against the Bank, alleging multiple violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), and the Furnisher...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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CFPB, Credit Repair Cloud Reach Deal Over Illegal Marketing Allegations

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The CFPB and Credit Repair Cloud, have reached agreement over allegations that the firm helped other credit repair businesses charge illegal fees to consumers....more

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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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Walden University Agrees to Proposed Settlement to Resolve Reverse Redlining Claims

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On March 28, 2024, four former Walden University students (“Plaintiffs”) filed a proposed settlement both individually and on behalf of a putative class of current and former Walden University (“Walden”) students with the...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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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Biggest Fines and Penalties

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In this article, we share a list of the top 10 biggest fines and penalties from our monthly bites for 2023....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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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Student Lending

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to student lending along with some information related to financial products and services offered to students....more

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CFPB Fines Major Bank $26M for Allegedly Discriminating Against Armenian Americans

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On November 8, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that one of the nation's largest banks (the "Bank") agreed to settle charges that the Bank engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminating against...more

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DOJ Settles Redlining Claims in Rhode Island

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Washington Trust Company, of Westerly (WTC) to resolve claims that WTC redlined majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island....more

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DOJ Announces Two More Multi-Million Dollar Redlining Settlements, States Two Dozen More Active Investigations Underway

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In the last three weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached two more settlements with lenders under its Combatting Redlining Initiative, which began in October 2021. On September 27, the DOJ announced that...more

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CFPB and FTC announce settlements with TransUnion

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The CFPB and FTC announced last week that they had entered into a settlement with Trans Union LLC (TU LLC) to resolve a lawsuit filed jointly in a Colorado federal district court by the agencies alleging that TU LLC and its...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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New York Attorney General Shuts Down Buffalo Debt Collection Firm

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On November 23, 2021, the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) announced an agreement shutting down a Buffalo, NY based debt collection firm that the NYAG alleges violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”), the...more

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Colorado AG Secures Latest Settlement over Unearned GAP Fees

On January 4, the Colorado Attorney General announced that his office entered into assurances of discontinuance (available...) with two credit unions that will result in $4 million being refunded to Colorado borrowers who...more

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Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Comply with Automatic Renewal Laws? If So, Look No Further

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The law surrounding negative option and continuity programs continues to evolve rapidly. Feeling a bit overwhelmed with the latest developments? Below is what you need to know in light of new laws, new enforcement actions,...more

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CFPB Reaches Proposed Settlement With Financial Service Company for Allegedly Offering Fake High-Yield Bank Accounts

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On December 1, 2022 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had reached a proposed settlement ​with a Delaware-based financial services company to resolve allegations it made false representations to...more

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Regulatory Agencies Focus on “Junk Fees”

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The Biden Administration announced a crackdown on “junk fees” on October 26, led by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the goal of “saving Americans, collectively,...more

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2021 Year in Review: Consumer Finance

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[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 19, 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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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 6, 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 and Debt Settlement Company Agree to Stipulated Final Judgment and Order

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On May 17, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has entered​ into a stipulated judgment​ and order​ to resolve a civil action that it previously filed against a debt settlement company in...more

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