News & Analysis as of

Underwriting Consumer Financial Products Consumer Lenders

Goodwin

Double Clicking on Innovation in Consumer Finance: Responsible Use of AI

Goodwin on

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming ubiquitous across sectors, and the financial services industry is no exception. With the rise of AI, there is also an increase in scrutiny by regulators over its use....more

Goodwin

Traps for the Unwary: Using Alternative Credit Data to Expand Credit Access to LMI Individuals and Underrepresented Communities

Goodwin on

Traditional credit underwriting methods, which are generally based on credit reports, have not always successfully captured the full picture of a borrower’s ability to repay. It is estimated that more than 45 million US...more

Alston & Bird

Payday Lending: A Juxtaposition of Recent CFPB Actions

Alston & Bird on

A&B ABstract: Three recent actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), on consecutive days, highlights inconsistencies in the CFPB’s current approach to payday lending....more

Goodwin

CFPB Issues No Action Letter Related to Use of Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Model

Goodwin on

On November 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter​ to an online loan marketplace company for its artificial intelligence (AI) loan origination and underwriting platform.​ ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Texas Federal Court Lifts Stay Of Lawsuit Challenging CFPB Payday Loan Rule And Sets Briefing Schedule

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The Texas federal district court hearing the lawsuit filed by two trade groups challenging the CFPB’s 2017 final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule (2017 Rule) has entered an order lifting the stay of lawsuit,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Data Modeling Remains Auto Finance Target in CFPB’s Fair Lending Governance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made it clear that it will continue to target auto finance lenders as one of its top supervisory and enforcement priorities in the Fair Lending Report of the Bureau of Consumer...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Proposes Revisions to Final Payday/Auto Title/High-Rate Installment Loan Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued highly anticipated proposed revisions to its final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule that would rescind the rule's ability-to-repay provisions—which...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB Guts Major Component of Payday Lending Rule

Today February 6, 2019, the CFPB proposed amendments to its Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Costs Installment Loans Rule. As anticipated, the bureau is proposing to rescind the rule’s requirements that lenders make...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Provides Some Clarity on Alternative-Data Models Through No-Action Letter

Ballard Spahr LLP on

On September 14, 2017, the CFPB issued a no-action letter – the first one ever issued by the agency – to a marketplace lender, stating that the agency had no present intention to take enforcement or supervisory action against...more

BakerHostetler

CFPB to Announce Small-dollar Lending Rule on June 2

BakerHostetler on

On May 18, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will hold a field hearing in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 2 regarding small-dollar lending, commonly referred to as payday lending. It is...more

BakerHostetler

CFPB to Announce Small-dollar Lending Rule on June 2

BakerHostetler on

On May 18, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will hold a field hearing in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 2 regarding small-dollar lending, commonly referred to as payday lending. It is...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide