As we have repeatedly discussed this year in our Financial Services Perspectives blog, the current leadership of the CFPB has placed a significant emphasis upon fair lending. Seemingly once a month, or even more frequently at...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a release on March 16, 2022 in order to announce changes to its supervisory operations with respect to discriminatory lending and servicing practices.
In its...more
Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed plans to create a state version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as part of the state’s proposed 2020-2021 budget. According to the...more
1/30/2020
/ Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Governor Newsom ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Budgets ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
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
12/20/2019
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Loan Companies ,
Interest Rate Caps ,
Interest Rates ,
Military Lending Act ,
Military Service Members ,
Predatory Lending ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Usury
Last November, Bradley’s Financial Services Perspectives team predicted that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) then upcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Does the New Debt Collection Rule Apply...more
6/14/2019
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Authority ,
FDCPA ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
UDAAP
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced, in a highly anticipated decision, that it would begin to consider special-purpose charter applications from fintech entities. This move, which has been the subject of...more
In 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a bulletin on indirect auto lending that took the industry by storm. As we approach the five-year anniversary of the memo’s issuance, it’s valuable to reflect on...more
1/25/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
Automotive Loans ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Discrimination ,
Dodd-Frank ,
GAO ,
Lenders ,
Markups ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Auto lenders, like many private citizens, began 2017 curious as to what change the impending Trump administration would bring. In the landscape of government enforcement, however, the consensus amongst industry participants...more
1/22/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
Automotive Loans ,
Car Dealerships ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
GAO ,
Lenders ,
Markups ,
RESPA ,
Subprime Loans ,
Trump Administration ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices