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The Federal Reserve Board recently announced that banks and other financial institutions that use its payments system will have to be able to process same-day...more
12/8/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
HMDA ,
Preemption ,
Redlining ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
UDAAP ,
Virtual Currency
Don’t know about you, but we’ve been dreaming about wrapping ourselves in a big cabled sweater, drinking a pumpkin-spiced beverage and cozying up to the Fall 2015 issue of Supervisory Highlights. Usually haiku is how we roll,...more
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Straight Out of the Seventh Circuit The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the SEC cannot be sued in district court to stop it from bringing an administrative action. Bebo v. SEC, No....more
9/18/2015
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Class Action ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collectors ,
Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
eClosing Pilot Program ,
Electronic Payment Transactions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
GAO ,
HUD ,
Information Sharing ,
Military Lending Act ,
Mortgage Insurance ,
Mortgages ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
NYDFS ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
SCRA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
Texas Dept of Housing v Inclusive Communities ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
UDAAP ,
Volcker Rule
A federal judge has rejected the CFPB’s argument that the CFPA should incorporate a lower standard for “recklessness” than that to secondary liability under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (“SEC Act”). On September 1,...more
9/9/2015
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collectors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fraud ,
Negligence ,
Payment Processors ,
Proximate Cause ,
Recklessness ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On Wednesday, July 8, the CFPB announced its latest — and largest — settlement of claims of unfair and deceptive debt collection practices. The OCC and 47 State Attorneys General all were part of the overall settlement. The...more
7/14/2015
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Attorney General ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Enforcement ,
Injunctive Relief ,
OCC ,
Restitution ,
UDAAP ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Break out the short shorts everybody: it’s summer! We know you could use a palate cleanser between the 50 Shades novels and Game of Thrones wikis you’re reading on the beach. Supervisory Haiku-lights to the rescue! The Summer...more
6/30/2015
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtor-Creditor ,
ECOA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Housing Choice Vouchers ,
HUD ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Regulation V ,
Regulation X ,
Section 8
Are servicemembers more financially vulnerable than the civilians they protect? Recent enforcement actions suggest that, in the CFPB’s view, they are. While the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) provides more financial...more
In This Issue:
- Arbitration Report
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile & Emerging Payments Report
- Mortgage & Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
-...more
6/9/2015
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
CashCall ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtor-Creditor ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mobile Payments ,
Mortgages ,
TCPA
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for debt-relief services firm Morgan Drexen. You may recall our previous post about the CFPB’s action against Morgan Drexen in the Central District of California and the alleged antics that...more
Spring has sprung, technically speaking, but Old Man Winter is dragging his feet on the way out here on the East Coast. Maybe he was hanging around waiting for the Winter 2015 edition of Supervisory Highlights, which came out...more
Despite loud industry objections and apparent impracticalities, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has moved ahead with its plan to allow consumers submitting to its Consumer Complaint Database to go public with...more
In This Issue:
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile & Emerging Payments Report
- Mortgage & Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
- Privacy...more
We don’t know about you, but we’ve been following the contentious litigation between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and debt-relief services company Morgan Drexen pretty closely. The CFPB filed its lawsuit in...more
Union Workers Credit Services (UWCS) doesn’t offer open-ended credit services and isn’t affiliated with union workers, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Back in December, the Bureau sued UWCS, alleging...more
In This Issue:
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile & Emerging Payments Report
- Mortgage & Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
- Privacy...more
12/19/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Reserve ,
Mobile Payments ,
Mortgages ,
Payment Systems ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulation AA ,
Structured Financial Products ,
TCPA
In This Issue:
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile and Emerging Payments Report
- Mortgage and Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
- Privacy...more
9/18/2014
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Breach ,
Debt Collection ,
Federal Reserve ,
Lending ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Privacy Policy ,
RESPA ,
Robo-Signing ,
TCPA ,
Volcker Rule
Last week, the CFPB announced a settlement with payday lender ACE Cash Express of an enforcement action for alleged unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (UDAAP). The Consent Order reflects the CFPB’s continued focus on...more
In This Issue:
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile Payments
- Mortgage and Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
- Privacy Report
- Arbitration Report
- TCPA...more
6/9/2014
/ Banks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Encryption ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Heartbleed ,
Mobile Payments ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
RESPA ,
SCRA ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Volcker Rule