The CFPB's Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending — Crossover Episode With Moving the Metal Podcast — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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
On September 12, 2024, the CFPB announced that it entered into a stipulated proposed order with a large student loan servicer resolving allegations that the servicer forced borrowers into costly repayment options. Under the...more
After more than seven years of litigation, on September 12, 2024, the CFPB filed the Stipulated Order reflecting its settlement with the Company over alleged violations of the CFPA, FCRA, and FDCPA....more
On August 28, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia entered an order and opinion granting the CFPB a default judgment in a case against an auto loan servicer (the defendant)....more
If you are reading this article, you are likely aware that a creditor collecting its own debts in its own name is not a "debt collector" under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") or its implementing rule,...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more
In a consent order with a reverse mortgage servicer on June 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made the argument that failing to effectively service loans is abusive. The groundwork for this line of...more
Nonbank financial services companies with prior enforcement orders are preparing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new Registry, which takes effect September 16. Nonbank consumer lenders, loan servicers,...more
Constitutionality concerns cleared, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on June 3 issued its final rule creating a registry identifying covered nonbanks subject to government agency enforcement orders. The rule's...more
On May 31, 2024, the CFPB announced that it had filed suit against a Pennsylvania-based student loan servicer for engaging in allegedly unfair, deceptive and abusive acts or practices in violation of the CFPA, 12 U.S.C. §§...more
On May 6, the CFPB filed a complaint against a Pennsylvania-based student loan servicer and 15 student loan trusts for alleged failure to properly respond to various borrower requests in violation of the CFPA. The complaint...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to the auto finance industry. We think it's safe to say that the auto finance industry was top of mind to the CFPB. ...more
On January 5, the CFPB released a report on how student loan borrowers may face customer support challenges as their student loan payments resume. Federal student loan repayments resumed for the first time in over three...more
Join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis for a solo episode where he discusses a recent joint statement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice regarding the consideration of immigration...more
On July 26, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a Supervisory Highlights report covering findings from its examinations completed between July 2022 and March 2023 (the Report), which found,...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the August 2023 webinar. Bite 1: CFPB Publishes Report on Employer-Driven Debt - On July 20, 2023, the CFPB published a...more
On August 2 CFPB filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against an auto-loan servicer alleging a host of illegal practices that harmed individuals with auto loans. The Bureau alleged...more
On August 2, 2023, the CFPB announced that it had filed a complaint against a Georgia-based auto-loan servicer alleging “unfair acts and practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA), 12...more
This edition of Payments Pros spotlights an episode from The Crypto Exchange podcast where Ethan Ostroff sat down with Payments Pros hosts Keith Barnett and Carlin McCrory to discuss recent developments with convenience fees...more
President Recommends Regulatory Reforms to Address Recent Bank Failures - President Biden has issued a statement urging the federal banking agencies to adopt regulatory reforms that are meant to reduce the risk of future...more
On March 16, the CFPB released a compliance bulletin discussing student loan servicers’ practice of collecting on private student loans discharged in bankruptcy. ...more
On March 16, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a bulletin cautioning loan servicers about their responsibility to stop any illegal activity related to private student loans that have been discharged...more
On March 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a compliance bulletin entitled Unfair Billing and Collection Practices After Bankruptcy Discharges of Certain Student Loan Debts. The compliance bulletin...more
March 8, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its special edition Supervisory Highlights report, which focuses on Junk Fees found in deposit accounts and multiple loan servicing markets, such as...more
Headlines: CFPB Reminds Credit Bureaus and Furnishers of Their Obligations to Investigate Disputes The CFPB has issued guidance on the obligations of both credit bureaus and furnishers of consumer credit information,...more
In September 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a special edition of Supervisory Highlights regarding recent examination findings related to student loan servicing. The Supervisory Highlights focus...more