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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Federal and State Debt Collection Developments
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Cases Challenging Biden Administration Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: Observations and Predictions
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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more
As employers look back at 2023 and ahead to 2024, there are so many compliance-related items to consider relating to their employee benefit plans. The rules employers are supposed to be complying with keep growing and...more
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued new Gainful Employment (GE) regulations in September 2023 for the first time since 2014. These program-specific regulations impose important compliance obligations on...more
Third-party debt collectors, first-party creditors, and debt buyers face an ever-evolving federal and state regulatory landscape as well as ongoing private litigation. We first look at the impact of the CFPB’s most recent...more
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) published its newest "Dear Colleague Letter" (DCL ID: GEN-23-03) on Feb. 15, 2023, making sweeping changes to the regulation of agreements between institutions of higher education...more
Insurance reimbursements remained stagnant despite higher operating costs for dental practices - According to an August poll by the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute, insurance reimbursements have not...more
On April 29, the CFPB filed a proposed order in federal court seeking final judgment against three California-based defendants for engaging in unlawful fee-charging practices and deceptive telemarketing. According to the...more
Our lender clients will be soon dealing with some of the likely economic impacts of the coronavirus. When quarterly financial statements are issued, many compliance certificates will reflect violations of financial...more
Since March 13, 2020, the U.S. has been operating under a declared state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19, with many state and local governments issuing their own emergency rules and regulations designed to...more
This week saw a plethora of activity to support federally related loan programs affecting commercial real estate. Below is a summary of the applicable guidance, announcements and proposed laws....more
In its Fall 2015 Supervisory Highlights, which covers supervision work generally completed between May and August 2015, the CFPB highlights legal violations resolved using non-public supervisory actions involving consumer...more
Pursuant to a March 2015 Presidential directive, an interagency task force consisting of the Department of the Treasury, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, and Domestic Policy Council has issued...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
Noting that “student loan servicing is an important activity that affects millions of consumers,” the CFPB issued a final rule allowing it to supervise certain nonbank student loan servicers for the first time. The rule...more
The CFPB has issued a rule that allows the CFPB to supervise certain nonbank student loan servicers for the first time. The CFPB currently oversees student loan servicing at the largest banks. ...more
Congress enacted the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA or “Act”), a law whose origins date back to the Civil War, to strengthen the national defense through certain protections provided to servicemembers. By protecting...more
Last week, in a move intended to lower interest rates on federal student loans, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, which had previously been passed by the Senate....more
Oklahoma has enacted new requirements for private student loans that become effective on July 1, 2013. The requirements are set forth in the Oklahoma Private Student Loan Transparency Act, a part of House Bill No. 1829....more