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CFPB Bites of the Month - May 2024 - CFPB: Light My Way, Virginia May

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2024 webinar....more

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CFPB Reports on Student Borrowers’ Experiences During Return to Loan Repayment

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As federal student loan repayments resume after a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an Issue Spotlight on student borrowers’ experiences, using consumer...more

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CFPB issues annual report on college credit card agreements

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Last week, the CFPB released its twelfth annual report to Congress on college credit card agreements. The annual report is mandated by the CARD Act....more

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CFPB Reports That College-Sponsored Financial Products Have Higher Fees and Less Favorable Terms

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its 14th annual report to Congress in fulfillment of its requirements under the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act. For the...more

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NJAG and FTC announce $4.605 million settlement with for-profit college over job placement rate claims and income share...

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The New Jersey Attorney General (NJAG) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced settlements in concurrent actions against Sollers College, a for-profit college, its parent company, Sollers, Inc., and, in the...more

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Risks in college tuition payment plans revealed in CFPB report

On September 14, the CFPB released a report highlighting risks associated with college tuition payment plans. Analyzing nearly 450 college websites, the report found that many plans lack clear disclosures and have confusing...more

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CFPB Continues to Focus on Tuition Payment Plans Offered by Colleges and Universities in Latest Report

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On September 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a report on Tuition Payment Plans in Higher Education. Ninety-eight percent of colleges now allow students to pay for their education in...more

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Ninth Circuit Finds Marketer of Scholarship Assistance Subject to CFPB’s Enforcement Authority

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On December 13, 2022, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment by a California federal district court to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) in a civil enforcement action alleging that Armond...more

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CFPB Report Finds Some Financial Institutions and Colleges May Be Steering Students to More Expensive Financial Products

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On October 13, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its 12th Annual Report to Congress on college credit card agreements. The report reviewed agreements and data covering the over 1.2 million student...more

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CFPB files lawsuit against companies and individuals involved in offering student debt relief services

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The CFPB filed a complaint last week in a California federal district court against several companies and individuals involved in offering student loan debt relief services for allegedly obtaining consumer reports unlawfully,...more

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CA and NY governors propose expansion of state consumer financial protection regimes

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The governors of California and New York have both proposed to expand the authority of their respective state’s consumer financial services regulator.  Both governors have framed their proposals as a response to what they...more

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A New Frontier: Massachusetts Steps Up Its Focus on Student Loan Servicers

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The Situation: Student loan debt in the United States stands at an all-time high of approximately $1.5 trillion spread across more than 44 million borrowers. According to some observers, Massachusetts ranks 12th among states...more

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House Financial Services Committee passes more credit reporting bills

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Three more bills dealing with credit reporting were passed on Tuesday by the House Financial Services Committee.  Like the four bills passed by the Committee last week, none of the bills passed yesterday received any...more

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What Schools Need to Know About CFPB’s Prepaid Accounts Regulation

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Counsel at schools and universities understandably don’t follow legal developments in financial services very closely, but recent changes in regulations affecting prepaid accounts could impact institutions of higher...more

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California Enacts New Licensing Requirements for Student Loan Servicers

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Student loan servicers located in California servicing loans made to residents of any state and those located elsewhere servicing loans made to California residents will be subject to a new licensing requirement created by...more

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CFPB discusses handling of student loan partial prepayments by servicers

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In a new blog post by Student Loan Ombudsman Seth Frotman, the CFPB discusses its concerns regarding how student loan servicers may be responding to borrowers seeking to make partial prepayments on their student loans and...more

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CFPB Midyear Update Signals 3 Steps Student Loan Servicers Should Consider Taking Now

As regulatory pressure on student loan servicing continues to increase, servicers are paying close attention to the steady stream of news and publications issuing from the CFPB and the Department of Education. The most recent...more

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