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CFPB Cracks Down on Credit Services Provider for Gouging and Trapping Consumers

On September 13, the CFPB filed a complaint against a nonbank corporation and its CEO, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive and abusive acts through misleading advertising and unjustified, exorbitant fees related to...more

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CFPB Warns Employee Confidentiality Agreements May Violate Whistleblower Protections

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued the Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-04 warning financial institutions that broad employee confidentiality agreements may violate the whistleblower...more

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CFPB Warns Employee NDAs, Confidentiality Agreements May Violate Whistleblower Laws

On July 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance putting financial regulators and employers on notice that requiring employees to sign broad confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements that...more

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Employment Litigation Roundup: July 2024

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Arbitration agreement deemed inapplicable where plaintiff plausibly alleged sexual harassment claim - The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 ( “EFAA”) amended the Federal...more

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What Does the CFPB’s New Public Registry to Detect Repeat Offenders Mean for Your Business?

On June 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued the Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders Final Rule (“the Final Rule”)....more

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Payment Trends in 2024

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This edition of Fintech Flash identifies key issues we anticipate will impact the payments industry in 2024. First, the payments regulatory landscape continues to evolve, with a number of proposed rulemakings published by the...more

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First Impressions on CFPB's Proposed Open Banking Rule: Considerations for Key Stakeholders

On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-awaited "Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights" (Proposed Rule) for public comment. The Proposed Rule was issued under...more

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CFPB Attempts to Expand Scope of Nonbank Surveillance

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Without its typical fanfare, the CFPB has revealed a plan to propose a rule titled “Nonbank Registration – Terms and Conditions” in its “Agency Rule List - Fall 2022.” The description of the proposed rule is scant, a mere...more

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Stakes Out Its Enforcement Authority Over Unfair Information Security Practices

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On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a circular (Circular 2022-04 or, the “Circular”) addressing whether insufficient data and information security practices can violate the prohibition...more

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CFPB Director Testifies Before Congress

This week, CFPB Director, Rohit Chopra, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services in conjunction with the CFPB’s submission of its...more

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CFPB Alleges that Service Provider Helped Credit-Repair Businesses Charge Illegal Fees

On September 20, the CFPB filed a lawsuit in federal district court against a California-based software company and its owner for allegedly violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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Damages Under Dodd-Frank: Federal Court Awards CFPB $59 Million in Unprecedented Penalties and Restitution Analysis

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So much to say, so little time. Historically groundbreaking, a federal court in Madison, Wisconsin engaged in the most robust, methodical damages analysis under the Consumer Financial Protection Act, found in Title X of the...more

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