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 July 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published the summer edition of its Supervisory Highlights, focusing on examinations of auto and student loan servicing companies and debt collectors that...more
In July, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a report highlighting various unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices it claims to have uncovered during its supervisory examinations from July 2022 to...more
A&B Abstract: On July 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued a Utah-based fintech company and several of its affiliates (the Company) for allegedly deceiving consumers and obscuring the terms of its...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AG James Secures Insulin Price Cap for New Yorkers from...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 September 29, the CFPB released its annual report on residential mortgage lending activity and trends for 2021. Notably, the report shows a shift from refinance loans in 2020 to home purchase loans in 2021—with a greater...more
On September 22, the CFPB released its annual report providing an overview of the residential mortgage trends and activity in 2021 based on data collected from thousands of U.S. lending institutions under the Home Mortgage...more
On September 29, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) released its fifth biennial report on the consumer credit card market (“Report”). The Report summarizes the impact of the Credit Card...more
On March 18, Opportunity Financial, Inc. (OppFi) — a Chicago-based platform lender — announced that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is investigating its compliance with the Military Lending Act. The...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
In another busy stretch for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), lawmakers reached out to the Bureau and the Department of Education (DOE) regarding protections for student borrowers, while the CFPB and...more
On January 30, 2018, DWT payments team member Andy Lorentz moderated a panel at ACI’s 18th National Forum on Prepaid Card Compliance, in Washington, D.C., entitled “Update on State Regulatory Enforcement Initiatives Affecting...more
Earlier this week the CFPB released its Summer 2017 Supervisory Highlights, which covers supervisory activities generally completed between January through June of 2017. The report touts the $14 million total restitution...more
After making headlines with its controversial arbitration rule, the embattled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its rulemaking agenda for the rest of the year, putting financial services companies...more
There is surprisingly little guidance for student loan servicers when it comes to credit reporting. The only recent guidance directed at loan servicers came by way of an announcement from the U.S. Departments of Education and...more
Editor's Note - The Return of Glass-Steagall? On March 13, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Vice Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig made a speech to the Institute of International Bankers Annual Washington Conference...more
The CFPB issued its monthly report on consumer complaints last week. The report is a high-level snapshot of trends in consumer complaints. The Reportprovides a summary of the volume of complaints by product category, by...more
The CFPB has issued its monthly complaint report and is shining its spotlight on mortgage products. The Monthly Complaint Report provides a high level snap shot of trends in consumer complaints, using a three month rolling...more
On the heels of Deutsche Bank’s $7.2 billion deal, Credit Suisse has finalized the terms of its own MBS-related settlement. The Swiss bank will pay $5.3 billion to resolve claims that it misled investors about the standards...more
The California federal district court judge who is presiding over the CFPB’s lawsuit against CashCall and several related companies that funded, purchased, serviced, and collected online installment loans has granted the...more
Editor's Note - Potential CFPB Reform in the Wake of the Election. The November 16 edition of the Roundup indicated that the Financial CHOICE Act (Act) may be a blueprint for legal changes affecting the financial...more
As the country emerges from the smoke of a bitter and downright ugly election cycle, there is much speculation about the canvas of the regulatory landscape. For the consumer financial services industry, the past eight years...more
As we previously reported in our June 3, 2016 client alert, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for short-term loans (“Proposed Rule”). In this follow-up alert, we take...more