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New York Federal Court Stays CFPB’s Lawsuit Against Indirect Auto Finance Company Pending U.S. Supreme Court Decision in CFPB...

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As discussed here, on January 4, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Attorney General (NY AG) filed a joint complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against...more

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Massachusetts AG Settles With Auto Lender Over Exceeding Interest Rate Caps

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On December 27, 2018, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced? that it had entered into a consent order with an auto lender, resolving allegations that the lender violated the Massachusetts Cost of Consumer...more

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State AGs urge Senators to reject bills addressing Madden and “true lender”

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A group of 21 state attorneys general have sent a letter to the Senate majority and minority leaders as well as to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee urging them to reject H.R. 3299 (“Protecting...more

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Online Fast Cash Lenders to Pay $9 Million to Settle Claims of Illegal Lending to North Carolina Consumers

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On June 21, 2016, the North Carolina Attorney General announced that two online fast cash lenders have agreed to pay more than $9 million in refunds for allegedly illegal loans issued to North Carolina consumers. The...more

Brooks Pierce

NC Attorney General Reaches $9 Milllion Settlement With "American Indian Business" Western Sky Over Usurious Loans

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You will remember the North Carolina Attorney General's lawsuit against Western Sky Fin'l, LLC. It generated an opinion from the Business Court last year in which Judge McGuire enjoined the Defendants from making further high...more

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Michigan Attorney General Announces Default Judgment Against Automobile Title Loan Company Over Alleged Usurious Loans

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On June 8, 2016, the Michigan Attorney General announced that a Michigan court entered a default judgment and permanent injunction against an automobile title loan company over alleged usurious loans that violated the...more

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Colorado Attorney General Announces Lenders Will Return $8 Million to Consumers over Alleged Usurious Loans

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On June 8, 2016, the Colorado Attorney General announced that several national lenders were ordered to pay approximately $8 million in restitution to Colorado consumers over alleged usurious loans, which violated Colorado’s...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Drive to Regulate Auto Lenders Continues With $7.4M Deal

The latest regulator to take on an auto lender: Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey reached a $7.4 million deal with American Credit Acceptance LLC (ACA) and Westlake Services LLC over allegations of excessive...more

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State Attorneys General Bringing Actions Under Dodd-Frank

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As the CFPB celebrates its three-year anniversary, the current trend appears to be lawsuits brought by state attorneys general or state regulators pursuant to their authority under Dodd-Frank Section 1042. Under Section 1042,...more

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