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CFPB Affirms that ECOA Protects Consumers After Receiving Credit

On May 9, the CFPB released an advisory opinion affirming that ECOA and its implementing rule, Regulation B, protect not only those persons actively seeking credit, but also those who have sought and received credit. The...more

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CFPB Announces Expansion of Unfairness Analysis to Address Discrimination

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On March 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) announced a significant expansion of its “anti-discrimination efforts to combat discriminatory practices across the board in consumer finance.” Under...more

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CFPB Announces Expanded Anti-Discrimination Efforts Through UDAAP

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra warned consumer finance companies that he will be expanding the bureau’s anti-discrimination efforts “to combat discriminatory practices across the board in...more

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CFPB's Use of its UDAAP Authority to Address Illegal Discrimination

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CFPB's intended use of its UDAAP authority to investigate, and regulate and enforce against illegal "discrimination" in financial products and services breaks open the proverbial damn, with such authority washing over every...more

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Virginia Creates New Protections for Active Service Members, Veterans, and Their Family Members

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On July 1, Virginia Governor Northam signed Senate Bill 1410 which amended several Virginia anti-discrimination statutes to prohibit discrimination based on “military status.” For purposes of the various amendments, the term...more

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Expectations For CFPB's Fair Lending Agenda Under Biden

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It is clear just a few weeks into the Biden administration that fair lending and racial equity will return as a central focus of regulators under President Joe Biden. Biden issued a memorandum his first week in office...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 16, 2021)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Consumer Lending in the COVID-19 Crisis - Fair Lending Concerns

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The world has been struck by an unthinkable humanitarian crisis - COVID-19. We have never seen anything like this before, and this virus impacts every aspect of our lives. It is in this environment that creditors seek...more

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