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Biden-Harris Administration Amends Higher Education Act to Address College Closures and Withholding Transcripts

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On October 24, the Biden-Harris administration announced amendments to the regulations implementing title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). According to the fact sheet, the amendments are intended to allow the...more

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CFPB Continues to Expand Its Scrutiny of Higher Education with New Report on College and Postsecondary School Tuition Plans

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The CFPB recently released a report regarding higher education tuition payment plans that discusses prevailing practices and highlights certain CFPB concerns regarding consumer impact. The CFPB’s report was based upon (a) a...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (August 7, 2023)

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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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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2023

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - July 2023 # 2

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

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U.S. Department of Education Officially Asserts Authority over Income Share Agreements

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On March 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) for the first time asserted regulatory authority over income share agreements (ISAs) as private education loans. FSA issued an...more

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Income Share Agreements – Risks, Rewards, and Regulators

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An Income Share Agreement (ISA) is a contract in which a lender gives a student money for education, and in return, the student promises to pay the ISA-provider a fixed percentage of the student’s income for a set amount of...more

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Third Circuit rules CFPB lawsuit against federal student loan servicer did not preclude PA AG’s parallel lawsuit, federal law did...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled last week in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Navient Corp. that the PA Attorney General could bring a parallel enforcement action against Navient, a servicer of federal...more

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A New Frontier: Massachusetts Steps Up Its Focus on Student Loan Servicers

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The Situation: Student loan debt in the United States stands at an all-time high of approximately $1.5 trillion spread across more than 44 million borrowers. According to some observers, Massachusetts ranks 12th among states...more

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Department of Defense Proposes Data Sharing Arrangement with Department of Education to Identify Service Members Eligible for 0%...

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A Federal Register entry published last week details a proposed data-sharing arrangement between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Education (DoE) designed to reduce the amount of interest that certain...more

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Two Opportunities for Student Loan Companies to Speak Up

Two recent requests from lawmakers have provided student loan servicers and originators the opportunity to comment on hot-button issues for the industry: The CFPB issued a Request for Information last week, seeking...more

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CFPB releases report on college credit card agreements and compliance bulletin

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The CFPB released its annual report on college credit card agreements (the fifth issued by the CFPB), together with a compliance bulletin regarding the obligation of colleges and universities under the CARD Act to publicly...more

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Dept. of Ed. Bans Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements by Title IV Schools

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The U.S. Department of Education has issued a final rule that broadly addresses the ability of a student to assert a school's misconduct as a defense to repayment of a federal student loan. The final rule includes a ban on...more

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Ban Proposed on Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements by Schools Receiving Title IV Aid for Student Borrowers

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The U.S. Department of Education has issued a proposed rule that includes a ban on mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements by schools receiving Title IV assistance under the Higher Education Act (HEA) and a new federal...more

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New Regs Will Change How Colleges Offer Bank Accounts to Students

On October 30, 2015, the Department of Education issued regulations to impose requirements on the marketing and terms of deposit and prepaid accounts offered to students at educational institutions that participate in Federal...more

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Lawmakers seek rescission of CID issued to college accrediting organization

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Senator Lamar Alexander and Representative John Kline sent a letter to Director Cordray on October 23, 2015 requesting that he “immediately rescind the issuance of a civil investigative demand to the Accrediting Council for...more

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U.S. Department of Education Turns Eye to Regulating Financial Services Industry

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On October 27, 2015, the United States Department of Education issued 433 pages of new regulations governing student loan programs under the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations promulgated under the Higher...more

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CFPB Issues Statement Following Reports of Widespread Student Loan Servicing Failures

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently focused its attention on the student loan industry following alleged widespread servicing failures reported by borrowers and found by the CFPB's examinations and...more

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Defense Department Dramatically Expands Scope of Military Lending Act

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The Department of Defense (DoD) dramatically expanded the scope of the Military Lending Act (MLA) on July 22, 2015, publishing its Final Rule amending the MLA’s implementing regulation. MLA coverage was previously limited to...more

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Is the CFPB now the BMOC?

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Last week, the CFPB muscled its way on campus, announcing that it will be looking at the impact of financial products marketed to students through their colleges and universities....more

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