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California DFPI proposes new regulations under the Debt Collection Licensing Act

On February 9, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) published a proposed rule to adopt new regulations under the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). Under the DCLA, a debt collector...more

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California DFPI Proposes Regulation to Implement Registration Requirements for Entities Covered Under California Consumer...

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The California Consumer Financial Protection Law (“CCFPL”), established in September of 2020 under Governor Newsom, augmented the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation’s (“DFPI”) authoritative ability by increasing...more

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Proposed California Debt Collection Licensing Regulations Raise Scope Concerns

Last month, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) published proposed regulations under the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The regulations largely address procedural matters related to obtaining a...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CFPB: Debt Collectors, Consumers Receive Clarity on Time-Barred Debt

Proposing a specific limit on debt collectors but also providing a safe harbor for compliance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued proposed regulations that would allow debt collectors to contact...more

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Financial Services Weekly News: FDIC Releases Guide To Connect Fintechs With Banks

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In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a new guide to help financial technology companies and others partner with banks; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it...more

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Brownstein Attorneys Advise on Updates to 40-Year-Old FDCPA

On Tuesday evening, Sept. 17, ACA International filed a 155-page comment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“Bureau”) proposed debt collection rule. The comment advocates for consumers, creditors and a stable U.S....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

BCFP 50-State Complaint Snapshot Contains Lesson for Debt Collection Industry

Earlier this week, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) released a 50-State Complaint Snapshot. Credit reporting, debt collection, and mortgage continued to be the top three categories of complaints both...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - September 2016 #3

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Editor's Note - Investment Company Institute Publishes FAQ on SEC No-Action Letter Regarding Auditor Independence. On September 23, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) published a memorandum (ICI Memo) responding to...more

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The CFPB Issues New Proposals Overhauling The Debt Collection Industry

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On Thursday July 28, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a series of proposals aimed at overhauling the debt collection business. The new proposals require debt collectors to take additional steps...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Debt-Collection Proposals: CFPB Releases Outline of Proposals for Debt Collectors

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-awaited proposals for addressing its concerns in the debt collection industry yesterday. CFPB Director Richard Cordray acknowledged that the entity’s proposals...more

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CFPB Unveils Outline for Sweeping Changes to Debt Collection Industry Practice

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) revealed yesterday its proposal to overhaul debt collection industry practices through tighter regulations, including limits on the frequency of consumer contact and ensuring...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Short-Term Lenders Face Costly Path To Compliance

On June 2, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its long-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking on short-term consumer lending. The proposed rule follows the CFPB’s March 2015 release of an outline of...more

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Mammoth CFPB Payday Rule Would Dramatically Change the Lending Marketplace

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Originally published in "InsideArm" - June, 2016. In a 1300+ page proposal, exclusive of attachments, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) laid out its plan June 2 to force a sweeping redesign of the...more

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CFPB Releases Expansive Payday Lending Rule

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its much anticipated proposed rule aimed at ending what it calls “payday lending debt cycles.” The 1,334-page rule will require small-dollar lenders to undertake...more

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CFPB to Announce Small-dollar Lending Rule on June 2

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On May 18, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will hold a field hearing in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 2 regarding small-dollar lending, commonly referred to as payday lending. It is...more

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CFPB to Announce Small-dollar Lending Rule on June 2

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On May 18, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will hold a field hearing in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 2 regarding small-dollar lending, commonly referred to as payday lending. It is...more

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CFPB Proposes New Rules for Payday Loans

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On March 26, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) proposed new regulations on short-term loans, commonly known as "payday loans," which are typically issued by non-depository institutions. The Bureau...more

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Locke Lord QuickStudy: CFPB Looks to End Consumer Debt Traps

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On March 26, 2015, the CFPB announced that it is considering proposing rules that would seek to “end payday debt traps” by requiring lenders to make sure that consumers can repay their loans and by restricting certain...more

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The CFPB’s contemplated payday/title/high-cost lending proposals: our thoughts on collection practice limits

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This is the last of a series of blog posts in which we share our reactions to the CFPB’s contemplated proposals taking aim at payday (and other small-dollar, high-rate) loans (“Covered Loans”). In this blog post, we share our...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The CFPB 2015 Forecast: Continued Cloudiness, Thunderstorms Likely

This will be a busy year at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and that certainly means it will be a busy year for financial institutions as well. In addition to exercising its supervisory and enforcement...more

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CFPB Fall 2014 rulemaking agenda indicates further delay in proposed debt collection and other rules

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Based on the CFPB’s Fall 2014 rulemaking agenda, proposed rules dealing with payday loans/deposit advance products, overdrafts, and debt collection are still months away. The CFPB’s timetables for “prerule activities”...more

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NY Department of Financial Services Issues Revised Proposed Debt Collection Rules

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently issued revised proposed debt collection regulations, which have important implications concerning charged-off and time-barred debt, for third-party debt collectors...more

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CFPB confirms plans for auto finance larger participant rule in rulemaking agenda

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In the latest semi-annual update of its rulemaking agenda, the CFPB officially confirmed that it plans to propose a rule to define “larger participants of a market for auto lending.” ...more

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New York Proposes Far-Reaching Debt Collection Regulations

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has proposed new regulations that would impose significant disclosure and other requirements on persons engaged in the collection of consumer debts....more

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