Is it just us or does March 4 — the date of our last issue — feel like a million years ago? Like you, and not necessarily in this order, we have been: doing our work; keeping up with COVID-19-related laws, guidance, and...more
7/15/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Arbitration ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
BSA/AML ,
CARES Act ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRA ,
Dodd-Frank ,
E-SIGN ,
Fair Lending ,
FASB ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
HMDA ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF) ,
Popular ,
Remittance Transfer Rule ,
Request For Information ,
RESPA ,
SPVs ,
TCPA ,
Volcker Rule
On June 29, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, holding that the CFPB’s leadership structure—with a single director removable only for inefficiency,...more
On September 17, 2019, two developments took place with respect to the constitutionality of the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), an issue that has been litigated for several years....more
There was something for everyone in the long-awaited decision from the en banc D.C. Circuit in PHH Corp. v. CFPB. In the part of the decision that has garnered widespread attention, the D.C. Circuit held that the structure of...more
The potentially explosive combination of the D.C. Circuit’s October decision in PHH v. CFPB and the outcome of the presidential election has spurred a host of questions about how the PHH litigation may proceed and about the...more
12/6/2016
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Article II ,
Banking Sector ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
HUD ,
Kickbacks ,
Mortgages ,
PHH Corp. v CFPB ,
Presidential Elections ,
Referral Fees ,
Reinsurance ,
Removal For-Cause ,
RESPA ,
Single Director ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Trump Administration
In a decision eagerly awaited by the financial services industry, the D.C. Circuit this week handed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) a major defeat, throwing out a mortgage lender’s $109 million disgorgement...more
10/14/2016
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Article II ,
Banking Sector ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Due Process ,
HUD ,
Insurance Industry ,
Kickbacks ,
Mortgage Insurance ,
Mortgages ,
PHH Corp. v CFPB ,
Referral Fees ,
Reinsurance ,
Removal For-Cause ,
RESPA ,
Single Director ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation