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Georgia Becomes Latest to Address Earned Wage Access Providers

On February 26, 2021, Georgia introduced HB 674, which would authorize earned wage access (EWA) providers to operate in the state and avoid loan characterization by meeting certain requirements, including registration....more

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Earned Wage Access - Now with Fees: A Low-Cost Credit Alternative or State Regulatory Minefield?

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We recently wrote about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's November 2020 advisory opinion regarding earned wage access (EWA) programs. In that opinion, the CFPB determined that earned wage access programs — when...more

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Alert: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wades Into Earned Wage Access Space

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Two recent actions broadly supportive of employer-based programs, risks for certain wage deduction practices noted On-demand pay providers have become increasingly common employer-facilitated employee benefits in recent...more

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A Detailed Look At The CFPB’s Historic Approval of Payactiv’s Earned Wage Access (EWA) Program under Regulatory Sandbox Policy

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Last week, we reported that on December 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) issued compliance assistance sandbox (“CAS”) approval to Payactiv, Inc. (“Payactiv”) regarding specific aspects...more

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CFPB Affirms Regulation Z Does Not Apply To Non-Recourse Earned Wage Access

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Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an order accepting into the CFPB’s compliance assistance sandbox an earned wage access (EWA) program where participating employees are not obligated to repay...more

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CFPB issues compliance assistance sandbox approval for earned wage access product

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The CFPB has issued an approval order through its Compliance Assistance Sandbox Policy (CAS Policy) to Payactiv in connection with its earned wage access (EWA) program....more

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CFPB Releases Advisory Opinion Finding that Earned Wage Access Programs, When Structured Properly, Are Not Credit Under TILA and...

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On November 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an advisory opinion concerning earned wage access ("EWA") products. The opinion was released as a sort of "launch day bonus" for the release of the...more

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CFPB’s Fee-Free Model Requirement Set Forth In Its Wage Access Advisory Opinion Raises More Questions

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In an earlier article, we provided an overview of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) earned wage access (“EWA”) advisory opinion. In the opinion, the CFPB identified seven requirements that for a “Covered...more

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CFPB finalizes advisory opinions policy and issues two advisory opinions

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The CFPB has issued its final Advisory Opinions Policy, which allows stakeholders to request interpretive guidance “to resolve regulatory uncertainty.” While advisory opinions (AO) may address uncertainty in both statutes...more

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CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on Earned Wage Access Programs

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CFPB issued an advisory opinion on Earned Wage Access (EWA) on Monday afternoon. We’ve written about earned wage access products before as well as state legislative initiatives to regulate them. The new federal guidance...more

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