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 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 Data Privacy and Cybersecurity chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
Amendments to key rules and regulations will take effect in 2024,...more
2/16/2024
/ Amended Regulation ,
Biden Administration ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Privacy Laws
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 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
[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
Over the past several weeks, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has sparked a litany of new orders, rules, laws, guidance, and plain asks from federal and state leaders, agencies, and courts. The President and federal and...more
3/27/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Late Fees ,
Moratorium ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Student Loans
It is imperative that financial institutions stay abreast of COVID-19-related issues as they develop and consider the risks of failing to implement the various policies espoused in the federal and state orders and guidance,...more
3/26/2020
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Moratorium ,
Relief Measures ,
State of Emergency ,
Student Loans