The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) is a U.S. government agency created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The CFPB is the first federal agency tasked solely with the...more
10/26/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Automotive Loans ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
ECOA ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreclosure ,
HMDA ,
HUD ,
Misrepresentation ,
Mortgages ,
No-Action Letters ,
Payday Loans ,
RESPA ,
Sanctions ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Student Loans ,
Title Loans
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
4/22/2015
/ American Bankers Association ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Asset Protection ,
Auto Insurance ,
Bank of America ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Breach of Duty ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Countrywide ,
Covered Entities ,
Credit Cards ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Due Process ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FDCPA ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Institutions ,
HAMP ,
HOLA ,
HSBC ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jesinoski v Countrywide ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Preemption ,
RESPA ,
Retaliation ,
RICO ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Statute of Limitations ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- RECENT CASES
..Preemption
..CFPB Involvement in Litigation
..CFTC Regulation of Retail Commodity Transactions
..Durbin Amendment
..Appraiser Disclosure Requirements Under...more
5/30/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Banks ,
CFTC ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Pool ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Durbin Amendment Rules ,
Fair Lending ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Products ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Futures ,
Mortgages ,
Nonbank Firms ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Regulation Z ,
RESPA ,
Small Entity Compliance Guide ,
Swap Data Repositories ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Trust Preferred Securities ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Volcker Rule ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases January Through March 2014
..Dodd-Frank Amendments to RESPA
..Dodd-Frank Prohibition on Arbitration Clauses
..Whistleblower Protection Under Dodd-Frank
- News &...more
3/27/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Banks ,
Community Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fannie Mae ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
HUD ,
Money Transfer ,
Mortgages ,
RESPA ,
Stress Tests ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases
..CFTC Jurisdiction Under the Commodity Exchange Act
..Dodd-Frank Amendment to the TILA
..Preemption
..Say-On-Pay Voting
..Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
...more
3/27/2013
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Freddie Mac ,
HUD ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Loan Transfers ,
Preemption ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- RECENT CASES
. Dodd-Frank Challenges Under the Administrative Procedure Act and Commodity Exchange Act
. Preemption
. Whistleblower Protection Under the Dodd-Frank Act
. Arbitration...more
1/25/2013
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans ,
HOEPA ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Preemption ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
RESPA ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Whistleblowers