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CFPB Shuts Down Loan Scams Targeting Military Families

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The CFPB is fighting back against what it alleges to be unlawful predatory lending practices targeting military families in violation of the Military Lending Act (MLA)....more

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CFPB Enters Into $15 Million Settlement with Auto Lender

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On February 23, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it entered into a consent order​ with an auto lender based in Georgia....more

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Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposed Principles for Large Banking Organizations to Manage Climate-Related Financial...

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Regulatory Developments - Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposed Principles for Large Banking Organizations to Manage Climate-Related Financial Risks - On December 2, the Federal Reserve announced that it...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - August 2022 #2

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FCC Slams American Scammers for 8 Billion Robocalls - With too many calls to document, carriers are ordered to pull the switch on traffic - One Robo to Call Them All - What sort of activity earns a court order, a public...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 21, 2022)

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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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OCC Finalizes “True Lender” Rule

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In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its “true lender” rule, which establishes that a national bank or federal savings association (bank) is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the...more

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New Legislation in House, Senate Would Cap Consumer Loans at 36%, Crippling the Industry

New federal legislation introduced in the House and Senate would place a 36% annual percentage rate cap on nearly all consumer loans, potentially killing the small dollar consumer lending industry. Last month, Congressmen...more

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Mortgage Servicer Enters in to $225 Million Consent Order with California DBO

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On February 17, 2017, the California Department of Business Oversight (California DBO) announced that it had entered in to a $225 million consent order with a national mortgage servicer following an investigation by a...more

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DoD Publishes Guidance on MLA Amendments

With the July 2015 amendments to the Military Lending Act (MLA) set to take effect on October 3, the Department of Defense (DoD) published an interpretive rule to help financial institutions achieve compliance with the...more

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DoD issues MLA interpretive rule

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The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued an interpretive rule to assist the industry in complying with its July 2015 final rule amending the Military Lending Act’s implementing regulation. The much-anticipated guidance was...more

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CFPB Enforcement Update

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This update analyzes the trends and patterns in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s publicly available enforcement actions. Leveraging the analysis in our December 2014 White Paper, CFPB Enforcement by the Numbers...more

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Department of Defense Issues Final Rule Expanding Military Lending Act to Credit Cards and Other Consumer Lending Products

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On July 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”) announced the final rule amending the Military Lending Act’s (“MLA”) implementing regulations. The changes apply the MLA’s strict lending restrictions to consumer...more

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CFPB Targets Another Mortgage Lender for Deceptive Advertising

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The CFPB has announced the settlement of an enforcement action against a California-based mortgage lender for alleged deceptive advertising practices, including the use of advertisements that the CFPB claimed falsely led...more

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Congress passes bill giving CFPB authority to enforce Military Lending Act and creating civil liability for violations

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The 2013 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 4310), currently awaiting signature by President Obama, makes several changes to the Military Lending Act. Last week, both the House and Senate agreed to the conference report....more

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