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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Files Action Against Student Debt Relief Enterprise

On June 28, the FTC announced it had filed an action in federal court against a California-based student debt relief enterprise for deceptive practices, including unlawfully obtaining advance fees for debt relief, and...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Debt Collection

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to debt collection. If debt collection in 2023 had a theme it would be medical debt....more

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Increasing Dissatisfaction: Major Areas of Growth in CFPB Consumer Complaints Data

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It is known the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) makes public all the complaints lobbied by consumers against financial companies. Have you looked at it? The volume of these complaints is exploding: nearly 100,000...more

King & Spalding

Bye-Bye Big Boys? The SEC Turns its Enforcement Focus to Private Deals

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On April 4, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed suit against Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder of Frank, a student loan and financial aid assistance company. That same day, the U.S....more

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FCC Rules on Lead Generation "Consent Farms" to Capture Consent for Telemarketing Purposes

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In December 2022, the FCC’s Robocall Response Team announced that the Enforcement Bureau has ordered telecommunications companies to stop carrying robocalls related to known student loan scams. Voice service providers must...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News - October 2016 #3

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Editor's Note - Another Cybersecurity Proposal. On the heels of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issuing its proposed regulation that would require banks and insurance companies to institute...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Department of Education Creates Student Aid Enforcement Unit

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The U.S. Department of Education is creating a Student Aid Enforcement Unit to respond to allegations of illegal actions by higher education institutions. The announcement closely follows the Department's and Federal Trade...more

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Student Aid Enforcement Unit Formed To Protect Students, Borrowers, And Taxpayers

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On February 8, 2016, the Obama Administration’s Department of Education announced the creation of a Student Aid Enforcement Unit to respond more quickly and efficiently to allegations of illegal actions by institutes of...more

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Corinthian Colleges: Part Two - the "Perfect Storm" - Blog: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Corinthian Colleges (“Corinthian”) announced this past Sunday, April 26 that Corinthian was ceasing operations at its remaining physical campuses. This April 26 announcement specifically refers to the remaining 30 or so...more

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CFPB calls out banks for not publicly disclosing campus financial product marketing agreements

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According to a new blog post about “secret banking contracts” by Rohit Chopra, the CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman, the CFPB is sending letters to colleges and universities “to make sure they know that their bank partner has...more

Baker Donelson

State Attorneys General Bringing Actions Under Dodd-Frank

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As the CFPB celebrates its three-year anniversary, the current trend appears to be lawsuits brought by state attorneys general or state regulators pursuant to their authority under Dodd-Frank Section 1042. Under Section 1042,...more

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CFPB sends enforcement action “early warning” to for-profit postsecondary education provider

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In a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 27, 2013, ITT Educational Services, Inc. disclosed that it has received a CFPB “early warning” letter stating that the CFPB’s Enforcement Office is considering recommending that...more

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