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CFPB Bites of the Month - July 2024

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the July 2024 webinar....more

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Townstone Financial, Inc.

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On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Townstone Financial, Inc. that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) protects prospective applicants and...more

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CFPB v. Townstone Financial - 7th Circuit Expands Equal Credit Opportunity Act Claims to “Potential Applicants” in Redlining...

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On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit held in Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Townstone Financial, Inc., that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) prohibits discriminatory conduct,...more

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Seventh Circuit Reverses District Court Decision, Expands ECOA to Include Prospective Applicants

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As discussed here, on February 3, 2023, an Illinois federal court dismissed a case brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) in 2020 against Townstone Financial, Inc., a Chicago mortgage lender, for...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 27, 2024)

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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

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Mortgage

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to mortgage along with some additional related information. ...more

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CFPB and DOJ file lawsuit against land developer alleging predatory lending

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The CFPB and Justice Department filed a joint complaint last week in a Texas federal district court against Colony Ridge Development, LLC and three related entities (collectively, “Colony Ridge”) in which the agencies allege...more

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9 Consumer Finance Issues to Note From CFPB Report

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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

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Oral Arguments Held in CFPB v. Townstone Financial Case

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On December 8, 2023, oral arguments were held before a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the CFPB v. Townstone Financial case, in which the CFPB alleges that Townstone Financial, a...more

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DOJ Redlining Consent Order With Ameris Bank

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Recently the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a proposed consent order with Ameris Bank to resolve allegations of redlining from 2016 through 2021 in majority Black and Hispanic areas in the Bank’s Jacksonville,...more

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DOJ Settles Redlining Claims in Rhode Island

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Washington Trust Company, of Westerly (WTC) to resolve claims that WTC redlined majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island....more

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Nutter Bank Report: September 2023

The CFPB has published guidance about compliance with Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), when lenders deliver denial notices based on underwriting decisions using artificial intelligence...more

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DOJ settles another redlining case

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has entered into a settlement with American Bank of Oklahoma (ABOK) to resolve allegations that ABOK engaged in unlawful redlining in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The DOJ opened its...more

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Trade Associations File Amici Brief Supporting Townstone Financial’s Position on ECOA Scope

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The Mortgage Bankers Association and Housing Policy Council (the “Associations”) recently filed an Amici Curiae brief supporting the position of Townstone Financial regarding the scope of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act...more

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Townstone Mortgage files brief with Seventh Circuit in CFPB appeal from district court ruling that ECOA only applies to applicants

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Townstone Mortgage (Townstone) has filed its brief in the CFPB’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the district court’s decision in the CFPB’s enforcement action against Townstone. In the...more

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CFPB Summer 2023 Supervisory Highlights looks at auto origination and servicing, consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits,...

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The CFPB has released the Summer 2023 edition of Supervisory Highlights.  The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of auto origination and servicing, consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits, mortgage...more

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CFPB’s 2022 Fair Lending Report Focuses on Bias in Mortgage Lending, Redlining, Home Appraisals, Small Business Lending, and Shows...

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As shown by a new report, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is focusing its fair lending work on mortgage origination and pricing, small business lending, redlining, and the use of artificial...more

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CFPB issues 2022 Annual Fair Lending Report  

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The CFPB recently issued its annual fair lending report covering its fair lending activity in 2022....more

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CFPB files amicus brief in support of private plaintiffs in reverse redlining lawsuit

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The CFPB has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a private lawsuit brought by a group of eight Black and Hispanic plaintiffs who alleged that the named defendants, which included a...more

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CFPB, FTC, and consumer advocates ask 7th Circuit to review redlining dismissal

The CFPB recently filed its opening brief in the agency’s appeal of a district court’s decision to dismiss the Bureau’s claims that a Chicago-based nonbank mortgage company and its owner violated ECOA by engaging in...more

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CFPB files brief with Seventh Circuit in appeal from district court ruling In Townstone Mortgage that ECOA only applies to...

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The CFPB has filed its opening brief in its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the district court’s decision in the CFPB’s enforcement action against Townstone Mortgage (Townstone).  In the case,...more

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Federal Reserve Announces Results From the Review of the Supervision and Regulation of SVB

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Regulatory Developments - Federal Reserve Announces Results From the Review of the Supervision and Regulation of SVB - On April 28, the Federal Reserve released its report analyzing SVB’s failure (Report). The Report...more

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CFPB Continues to Press for Expanded Definition of Credit Transaction Under ECOA by Interjecting its Position in Pending Private...

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On April 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) submitted a statement of interest to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida arguing that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s (ECOA) prohibition...more

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CFPB files appeal from district court ruling in Townstone Mortgage that ECOA only applies to applicants

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The CFPB has filed a Notice of Appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the district court’s decision in the CFPB’s enforcement action against Townstone Mortgage (Townstone). In the case, the...more

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CFPB Loses Novel Redlining Case Against Non-Bank Mortgage Lender

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On February 3, 2023, an Illinois federal judge dismissed with prejudice Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Townstone Financial Inc. et al., the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s redlining case against a non-bank...more

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