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10 Key Takeaways From California’s New Consumer Finance Regulatory And Enforcement Regime

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Three California laws that affect fintech companies will go into effect on January 1, 2021. The California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) expands the scope of the Department of Business Oversight’s (DBO) current...more

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CFPB Relaxes Enforcement of FCRA in the Wake of Coronavirus Crisis But Furnishers' Obligations to Consumers Remain Unchanged

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On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in response to the continuing threat posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Among other provisions,...more

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CFPB Outlines Responsibilities of Credit Reporting Agencies and Furnishers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) released a Policy Statement outlining the responsibilities of credit reporting companies and furnishers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As lenders continue to offer...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

States' Divergent Approaches to Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts and Practices Reveal Consumer Protection Priorities

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Until recently, legal principles surrounding unfairness, deception, and abusiveness have been defined primarily at the federal level, yet with perceived federal retrenchment from consumer protection, states have increasingly...more

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Financial Services Weekly News: SEC to Modernize Regulation S-K

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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Regulation S-K that would “modernize the description of business, legal proceedings, and risk factor disclosures that registrants are required...more

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TCPAland Disaster In the Making!: New Bi-Partisan TRACED Act Hopes to Put the TCPA On Steroids to Stop Robocalls– Here’s Why...

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I make a point to never post on the weekends. But this is a huge deal. And although it is a beautiful autumn afternoon outside, we need to talk TCPAland. Congress just proposed a bill to attack robocalls by leveraging the...more

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New Mortgage Servicing Rules for “Successors in Interest”

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Effective as of April 19, 2018, successors in interest to property secured by mortgage loans that are covered by the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) and Truth In Lending Act (“TILA”) now have certain rights...more

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A Closer Look at the CFPB’s Proposed Short-Term Lending Rule

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As we previously reported in our June 3, 2016 client alert, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for short-term loans (“Proposed Rule”). In this follow-up alert, we take...more

Baker Donelson

Recent Case Law Hints at Possible Additional Defenses for Auto Finance Companies Hit With Debt Collection Lawsuits

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According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), debt collection is the leading source of consumer complaints. Many debt collection statutes, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), provide for...more

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New CFPB Regulations Subject Mortgage Servicers to Private Lawsuits

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amendments to Regulation X, which implements the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), place new and onerous requirements on mortgage servicers to correct errors and...more

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