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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Structured Settlements

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
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CFPB withdraws CID issued to structured settlements purchaser, petition to enforce CID denied as moot

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The CFPB’s petition filed in a Pennsylvania federal district court last June to enforce a CID issued to J.G. Wentworth, LLC, a purchaser of structured settlements and annuities, was denied by the court last week as moot. The...more

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CFPB files lawsuit against structured settlement purchaser

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The CFPB has filed a lawsuit in a Maryland federal district court against: (1) Access Funding, LLC (Access), a limited liability company that purchases structured settlements from consumers; (2) Access’ managing member...more

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Chamber files amicus brief in support of challenge to CFPB jurisdiction

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The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (Chamber) has filed an amicus brief opposing the CFPB’s petition filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to enforce its civil investigative demand (CID) issued to...more

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CFPB takes another challenge to its jurisdiction to court

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The CFPB filed suit against J.G. Wentworth, LLC on June 7, 2016 after the company challenged the Bureau’s expansive view of its jurisdiction. The CFPB served a CID against J.G. Wentworth, LLC on September 11, 2015 to...more

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