The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed an interpretive rule that would extend Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z (Reg Z) compliance requirements to many existing earned wage access (EWA) products....more
On May 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule indicating that certain Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) products are subject to certain provisions of Regulation Z that apply to credit...more
Last week, Bloomberg Law reported that “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials have privately told industry executives that the regulator will likely unveil its long-awaited plan to crack down [on overdraft fees] in...more
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget has released the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda) reports on the actions administrative agencies...more
The CFPB announced last week that it has entered into a consent order with Triton Management Group, Inc., a small-dollar lender, to settle the CFPB’s allegations that Triton had violated the Truth in Lending Act and the...more
The CFPB and the Virginia Attorney General announced that they had entered into a proposed consent order with Woodbridge Coins and Jewelry Exchange, Inc., a Virginia-based pawnbroker, to settle a lawsuit filed in a Virginia...more
The CFPB announced that it filed a lawsuit in a Virginia federal district court against B&B Pawnbrokers, Inc., for alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Act in connection with...more
Why it matters - Continuing to keep a close eye on the auto lending industry, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered a "Buy Here, Pay Here" car dealer to pay $700,000 in restitution to customers, with a...more
On July 22, 2015, the Department of Defense (DOD) published sweeping changes to its rules that implement the Military Lending Act (MLA). The amended rules significantly expand the scope of the MLA provisions by covering both...more
After hinting for months that it intends to use its enforcement powers to police lending in the higher education arena, the CFPB dropped the hammer on ITT Educational Services, filing suit against the for-profit college over...more