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CFPB continues enforcement trends with consent order for Military Lending Act and EFTA violations

On December 30, 2020, the CFPB announced a consent order with Omni Financial of Nevada, Inc. based on alleged violations of the Military Lending Act (MLA) and Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA).  This is the second consent...more

FTC and Veterans Affairs announce MOA on referrals for deceptive advertising, sales or enrollment practices targeting veterans...

At the end of last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) “to provide mutual assistance in the oversight and...more

Virginia Attorney General obtains default judgment in lawsuit against pension advance company

Virginia’s Attorney General has announced that “he has secured more than $50 million in debt relief and ordered civil penalties” as a result of his lawsuit filed in state court in March 2018 against Future Income Payments...more

Justice Department Settles with Michigan Credit Union for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it reached an agreement with Michigan-based COPOCO Community Credit Union to settle a lawsuit alleging that the credit union violated the Servicemembers Civil...more

Ninth Circuit Upholds Ruling in Favor of CFPB against Lawyer in Mortgage Relief Scam, Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Director...

The Ninth Circuit recently considered arguments relating to an enforcement action brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) against a California attorney who was offering loan modification services. The CFPB...more

Taking Exception with the CFPB’s Attempt to Regulate Lawyers

The CFPB filed a lawsuit against two law firms, The Mortgage Law Group, LLP (MLG) and Consumer First Legal Group, LLC (CFLG), who provided foreclosure assistance to their clients. See CFPB v. The Mortg. Law Grp., Case No....more

CFPB issues third servicemembers complaints report and suggests practices for handling servicemember accounts

The CFPB has issued its third snapshot of complaints received from servicemembers, veterans and their families (“servicemember complaints”). The report covers complaints received from July 21, 2011 through December 31,...more

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