Welcome to the Mortgage Origination and Servicing chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
Enforcement efforts are expected to increase in 2024 and will...more
Welcome to the Major US Supreme Court and Appellate Cases chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
The Supreme Court continues to take a close look at major...more
2/19/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Article III ,
But For Causation ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Welcome to the Market Overview chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
For the consumer finance industry, 2023 was all about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau)....more
Welcome to the Payday and Small-Dollar Lending chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
Regulators may take additional regulatory and enforcement action...more
Welcome to the Fintech chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
The CFPB is expected to finalize rulemaking authorizing supervision of payment application...more
2/16/2024
/ Apple Pay ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
GAO ,
Google ,
New Legislation ,
Nonbank Firms ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Payment Systems ,
PayPal ,
Regulation Z ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Venmo ,
Wages
Welcome to the Debt Collection and Debt Settlement chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
Enforcement actions related to debt collection and debt...more
2/16/2024
/ Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Welcome to the Auto Loan Origination and Servicing chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
We anticipate that the CFPB will continue its attempts to combat...more
2/16/2024
/ Automotive Loans ,
CARS Rule ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Fees ,
Race Discrimination ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Welcome to the Credit Reporting chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
The CFPB’s announcement of a proposed rulemaking to remove medical bills from...more
2/15/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Medical Bills ,
Medical Debt
Welcome to the Credit, Debit, or Prepaid Cards and Consumer Banking chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
We expect continued focus by the CFPB on “junk”...more
2/15/2024
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Debit Cards ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Regulation Z ,
Rulemaking Process
Welcome to the Student Lending chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
The CFPB will likely continue to focus on junk fees, nontransparent and other...more
2022 saw a flurry of regulatory activity by federal enforcement agencies — most notably, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, or Bureau) — as the industry began to experience the full effects of the change in...more
2/22/2023
/ Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Mortgages ,
Payday Loans ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Privacy Laws ,
Student Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been actively reshaping the scope of its supervisory and enforcement priorities with respect to unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAPs) under the Consumer...more
[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier]
The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more
2/23/2022
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Automotive Loans ,
Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Collins v Yellin ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Creditors ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Lenders ,
Loan Servicing ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Payday Loans ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Three California laws that affect fintech companies will go into effect on January 1, 2021. The California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) expands the scope of the Department of Business Oversight’s (DBO) current...more
11/20/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Business Oversight ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Student Loans
On May 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) held a joint virtual meeting of its four advisory committees: the Consumer Advisory Board, the Community Bank Advisory Council, the Credit Union...more
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a policy statement for credit reporting companies and furnishers concerning credit reporting guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement...more
Editor's Note -
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its Spring 2018 rulemaking agenda; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will seek public...more
Editor's Note -
Change at the Fed. As expected, on November 2, President Trump nominated Jerome H. Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) for a term of four years beginning...more
11/9/2017
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collectors ,
Due Diligence ,
Equity Investors ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinCEN ,
OCC ,
Subsidiaries
On September 27, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with an online lender, after a joint investigation with the California Department of Business Oversight...more
On September 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order with one of the country’s largest auto title lenders over allegations that the lender misled consumers about the terms and costs of...more
On May 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a former loan officer of a national bank, whom the CFPB alleges increased the number of loans he sold by...more
On March 9, 2015, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray held oral arguments in the first appeal of a CFPB administrative enforcement action. Both counsel for the CFPB and Respondents PHH...more