In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more
2/15/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Capital Raising ,
CARD Act ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Management Companies ,
Debt Relief ,
Debtors ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
FinTech ,
Guidance Update ,
Industry Letters ,
Investigations ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Money Market Funds ,
No-Action Relief ,
NYDFS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Processing Fees ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Funds ,
Regulation O ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Proposals ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Loans
On August 4, 2020, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (Pennsylvania AG) announced that it reached a settlement with a company providing financing to consumers seeking student-loan debt relief. According to the...more
On April 29, 2020, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced that it had settled its claims against a California-based student loan debt settlement company for alleged violations of Minnesota’s Debt Services...more
On November 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that on it had filed a lawsuit against a collection of interrelated companies and individual defendants for allegedly misrepresenting themselves as affiliated...more