Episode 25: 10 Factors That May Hinder a Contractor’s Ability to Repay Its Bank Loans and Threaten Its Existence
Critical Mortgage Regulatory Updates by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for 2013 and 2014
On January 4, the CFPB and New York attorney general filed a complaint against a Michigan-based auto finance company accused of allegedly misrepresenting the cost of credit and deceiving low-income consumers into taking out...more
CFPB Acting Director Warns of Enforcement on ‘Ability to Repay’ and Residential Evictions - In two recent communications, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) acting director is signaling that the...more
In February, the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group, two public interest groups, published a paper entitled "Driving Into Debt: The Hidden Costs of Risky Auto Loans to Consumers and Our Communities." The paper...more
A group of Democratic senators (joined by two independent Senators) has sent a letter to Leandra English and Mick Mulvaney urging them to abandon any efforts by the CFPB to reconsider its final payday/auto title/high-rate...more
A degree of uncertainty hangs over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) following the November 2017 resignation of its first director, Richard Cordray. On his last day in office, Cordray appointed his chief of...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans. The new rule is effective in 2019 and imposes stringent underwriting requirements and...more