Why Retailers and Merchants Should Pay Attention to the CFPB - The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB Warns of Manipulation in Digital Comparison Shopping Tools
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CFPB’s Registry of Nonbanks and Circular that Certain Contract Terms Violate Law
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce’s Michelle Macartney — The Consumer Finance Podcast
FTC CFPB Enforcement Report — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Earned Wage Access: Exploring the CFPB's Proposed Interpretive Rule — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Credit Card Late Fees Have the CFPB's Interest
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce's Michelle Macartney — FCRA Focus Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Medical Debt Be Included in Creditworthiness Measures?
Loans, Retail Installment Contracts, and Refinancing Programs — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Elder Abuse-Financial Exploitation and Fraud
Redlining Isn’t What it Used To Be
Welcome Trevor Salter: A Deep Dive Into Financial Services Transactions — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Credit Card and Other Rewards Programs in the Crosshairs
Understanding the CFPB's Payday Loan Rule: Implications and Compliance — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Understanding the CFPB's Payday Loan Rule: Implications and Compliance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Universal Injunctions, Associational Standing, and Forum Shopping - Their Effects on Legal Challenges to Regulations
The CFPB’s Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending - Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Buy Now, Pay Later – Evolution, Regulation, and What You Need to Know about the CFPB Interpretive Rule Effective July 30
CFPB's New Interpretive Rule: Buy Now, Pay Later as Credit Cards — The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros Podcast
On July 11, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision dismissing a CFPB action against an Illinois-based mortgage lender and its owner for violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) brought an action against 18 defendants under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for engaging in or substantially...more
On June 12, 2023, an Eleventh Circuit panel issued an opinion affirming a sanctions order against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) premised on the CFPB’s “derail[ment]” of multiple depositions in contravention...more
In January, the Ninth Circuit agreed with a California district court's finding that a software company's autorenewal practices did not violate California's autorenewal law. The decision reflects a win for companies offering...more
Earlier last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) won an important court ruling in a long-running case against student loan securitization trusts. The case has a long (and for the CFPB, somewhat ignoble)...more
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following four cases: Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, No. 19-7: (1) Whether the vesting of substantial executive...more
On October 2, 2018, Judge John C. Coughenour of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed a putative class action against Zillow Group, Inc. and certain of its executives asserting...more
The New York Attorney General has submitted a letter to Judge Preska that responds to RD Legal Funding’s letter asking her to dismiss all of the NYAG’s federal and state claims....more
On June 7, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an order dismissing administrative proceedings against PHH Corp. The dismissal follows a January ?31, 2018 opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more
As expected, CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney has signed an order directing that the Notice of Charges filed against PHH be dismissed and terminating the matter. The order indicates, that in dismissing the matter, Mr....more
American Banker has reported that that CFPB is planning to dismiss its lawsuit against PHH. According to the American Banker report, the CFPB and PHH have issued a joint statement in which the parties confirm that they have...more
While tossing certain claims brought by Pennsylvania’s attorney general, a federal judge denied part of a motion to dismiss brought by online short-term lenders in an action accusing them of “renting” Native American tribes...more
A New York federal district court dismissed the counterclaims of the defendants in a CFPB enforcement action claiming that, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), they were entitled to fees and expenses incurred....more
Last Friday, Judge Richard Story (USDC, N.D. Ga.) entered an order in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Universal Debt Solutions, LLC, et al., granting a defendant’s motion for Rule 37 discovery sanctions and striking...more
On November 15, 2016, the Central District of California issued a ruling (subscription required) in CFPB v. Prime Marketing Holdings, LLC dismissing without prejudice four out of five claims on grounds that plaintiff CFPB had...more
Agencies Issue Proposal on Method to Adjust Threshold for Exempting Small Loans from Special Appraisal Requirements - On July 22, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office...more
Last week, in Morgan Drexen, Inc. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a divided panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an action challenging the constitutionality of the CFPB. The court did...more