In a procedural decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the CARS Rule (officially, the Combatting Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, sometimes known as the Vehicle Shopping Rule) which was...more
2/17/2025
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Informed Consent ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
A new “Auto Finance Special Edition” of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Supervisory Highlights was released on October 7, 2024, and it is important for those overseeing compliance in their auto...more
10/16/2024
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Advertising ,
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) ,
Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
Repossess
Compliance lawyers last summer were predicting that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would announce a robust regulatory agenda under the Biden administration, but we had not yet seen many details that allowed...more
6/29/2022
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
ECOA ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Machine Learning ,
Repossess
Thinking back as far as 2017 can be a challenge these days. Did the world exist before March 2020? It was around that time that vehicle subscription services began to expand beyond startups, and industry disruptors started to...more
Regulatory compliance in the auto finance industry, or financial services in general, is challenging enough under “everyday” circumstances. Crisis scenarios only amplify opportunities for legal and compliance risks to slip...more