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Ohio Regulatory Sandbox Law Signed into Law

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On December 16, 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio S.B. 249, which created a regulatory sandbox to test novel financial products and services on a temporary basis. The Ohio Regulatory Sandbox Law requires the Ohio...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (November 29, 2021)

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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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Bankruptcy Court Grants Relief from Stay When Debtors Fail to Redeem Pledged Collateral in Title Pawn Transactions

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Secured creditors must be ever mindful of their rights in consumer bankruptcy cases. Details that might seem technical or insignificant can mean the difference between a creditor's obligation being secured and being...more

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Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Area Variance Standard; Property Owners May Obtain an Area Variance When Special Circumstances...

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In Pawn 1st v. City of Phoenix, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected a Court of Appeals rule that would have unduly restrained alienation of property in Arizona. The Court of Appeals found that the City of Phoenix Board of...more

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Alabama Supreme Court Says Cash Advance Company Not a Debt Collector

The Supreme Court of Alabama has reversed a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff $200,000 in damages, ruling on appeal that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) did not apply to the pawn transaction at issue....more

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CFPB and VA AG Take Action Against Pawnbroker

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On February 2, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia AG) announced the filing of a complaint and a stipulated consent order in the United...more

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CFPB Files Lawsuits Against Four Virginia Pawnbrokers for Misstating Loan Charges

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On December 19, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had filed actions against four separate Virginia-based pawnbrokers for alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Consumer...more

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CFPB files lawsuit against pawnbroker for alleged TILA and CFPA violations

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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

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Appellate Court Notes

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AC35328 - Sola v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Trial court incorrectly refused to charge the jury that Walmart store had a non-delegable duty to maintain its floors in a safe condition for its patrons and could not defend a...more

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CFPB now taking complaints on prepaid cards, debt settlement services and more

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Although we thought an announcement that the CFPB had begun taking complaints about new products would be made at its field hearing on consumer complaints last week, that announcement was made today. The CFPB announced that...more

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Director Cordray confirms 2014 focus on payday and other small-dollar loans

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According to a report by Kim Chipman and Carter Dougherty of Bloomberg, in a Q&A with state attorneys general that followed a speech today in Washington, D.C. to the National Association of Attorneys General, Director Cordray...more

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