In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the January 2025 webinar....more
2/25/2025
/ Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Credit Cards ,
Data Privacy ,
Loan Servicer ,
Mortgages ,
Open Banking ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation Z ,
Seventh Amendment ,
UDAAP
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws. 2025 will likely bring more of the same, particularly in the area of...more
1/22/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Discrimination ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Fair Lending ,
Military Service Members ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Small Business ,
Student Loans ,
UDAAP
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has turned its attention to in-game currencies and purchases (commonly referred to as "microtransactions or "downloadable content"). On August 28, 2024, the CFPB followed up its...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the August 2024 webinar....more
8/28/2024
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Repair Services ,
ECOA ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Payment Processors ,
Popular ,
Property Valuation ,
Regulation Z ,
Request For Information ,
Residential Leases ,
School Lunch Programs ,
Solar Energy ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UDAAP ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more
7/12/2024
/ Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funding ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Late Fees ,
Loan Servicer ,
Medical Bills ,
Military Lending Act ,
Misrepresentation ,
Open Banking ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Pending Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing ,
UDAAP ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The gaming industry has seen exponential growth over the past twenty years, transforming from a niche hobby into a mainstream cultural and economic juggernaut....more
On May 9, 2024, we published our first article in a series of articles on the CFPB's interest in gaming. Back on April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a report identifying various risks to...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the March 2024 webinar.
Bite 10: CFPB Issues Statement on Privacy and Personal Data -
On February 28, 2024, the CFPB issued a statement on...more
4/1/2024
/ Appraisal ,
Banking Regulators ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Closing Costs ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Cards ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fees ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgages ,
New Guidance ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Data ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
UDAAP
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to debt collection. If debt collection in 2023 had a theme it would be medical debt....more
2/1/2024
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loan Servicing ,
Medical Debt ,
Mortgages ,
Payday Loans ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Student Loans ,
UDAAP
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to the auto finance industry. We think it's safe to say that the auto finance industry was top of mind to the CFPB. ...more
1/22/2024
/ Automotive Loans ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CARS Rule ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
DACA ,
ECOA ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fair Access to Credit ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Immigrants ,
Loan Servicer ,
Pilot Programs ,
UDAAP
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the August 2023 webinar.
Bite 1: CFPB Publishes Report on Employer-Driven Debt -
On July 20, 2023, the CFPB published a...more
8/18/2023
/ Automotive Loans ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Brokers ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Housing Market ,
Landlords ,
Loan Servicer ,
Payday Loans ,
Rent-to-Own Companies ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
Tenants ,
UDAAP ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws. The CFPB has historically been particularly active with respect to...more
2/3/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appraisal ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Lending ,
FHFA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Language ,
Lenders ,
Military Service Members ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
UDAAP ,
Veterans
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to small-dollar lending.
So, what happened in 2022?...more
1/20/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Reports ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Payday Loans ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
UDAAP
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to the credit card industry. As evidenced by the timeline, federal regulators (primarily the CFPB) are beginning to renew their focus on credit...more
1/19/2023
/ CARD Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Cards ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
UDAAP ,
Unconstitutional Condition
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to the auto finance industry.
So, what happened in 2022?...more
1/11/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Automotive Loans ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Data Security ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Nonbank Firms ,
Repossess ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Supervision ,
UDAAP
We thank you for reading our Top 10 and listening to our CFPB Bites of the Month webinars over the past two years. In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the April 20...more