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Consumer groups show support of CFPB’s Auto Finance Data Pilot and urge the Bureau to expand its data collection

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In February 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) announced an auto finance data pilot, where it ordered nine large auto lenders to provide information about their auto lending portfolios....more

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2023 Year in Review: Market Overview - Lessons from 2023, Emerging Issues for 2024

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Welcome to the Market Overview chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. For the consumer finance industry, 2023 was all about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau)....more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - December 2023 - I'm Dreaming of a Winter Solstice and the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the December 2023 webinar....more

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9 Consumer Finance Issues to Note From CFPB Report

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In July, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a report highlighting various unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices it claims to have uncovered during its supervisory examinations from July 2022 to...more

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CFPB issues Semi-Annual Report to Congress; CFPB Director Chopra to appear before House and Senate Committees this week (UPDATED)

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Last week, the CFPB issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period beginning October 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2023. ...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - November 2023 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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Dept. of Education issues framework for student loan servicer accountability

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The White House signaled last week that, with the resumption of federal student loan payments, federal student loan servicers can expect to face increased scrutiny. The Department of Education issued a “Framework for Student...more

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Nutter Bank Report: October 2023

The federal banking agencies have jointly issued a final rule that will modify how examiners assess compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Among other changes to the CRA regulations announced on October 24, the...more

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CFPB Reports Troubling Trends in Auto Loan Servicing

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On July 26, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new Supervisory Highlights report (Report) that sheds light on the CFPB’s observations and findings of unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices in...more

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Latest CFPB Supervisory Highlights Identify Novel Violations Across Host of Financial Products and Services

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On July 26, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its Summer 2023 Supervisory Highlights describing key findings and violations identified during examinations conducted between July 2022 and March 2023....more

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Small Business Lenders Data Reporting Obligations Under Section 1071

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or "Bureau") recently published a Small Entity Compliance Guide (the "Guide") regarding Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which amended ECOA to require that financial...more

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Mortgage Bankers Association Files Amici Brief in CFPB Constitutionality Case

On May 15, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Home Builders, and the National Association of Realtors filed a joint amici curiae (friend of the court) brief in connection with the case challenging...more

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Lawsuit Challenges CFPB Reporting Rule for Small Business Lending

On April 26, an association of Texas state banking organizations and a Texas minority depository institution filed a joint complaint against the CFPB in Texas federal court seeking to invalidate a recently finalized agency...more

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CFPB Issues Bulletin to Warn Student Loan Servicers Who Ignore Bankruptcy Court Orders

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On March 16, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a bulletin cautioning loan servicers about their responsibility to stop any illegal activity related to private student loans that have been discharged...more

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CFPB Issues Data Requests to Major Auto Lenders

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On February 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced that it has issued orders to nine of the largest auto lenders requesting information about their auto lending portfolios. According to the...more

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Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 2, February 2023

Community Banks Renew Fight Against ILCs - “ICBA reiterates opposition to non-bank-owned lenders’ applications to the FDIC, naming GM, Ford, Rakuten.” Why this is important: The Independent Community Bankers of...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2022 Annual Review - Nondiscrimination and Military Protection Laws

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws. The CFPB has historically been particularly active with respect to...more

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Strange bedfellows petition CFPB to adopt larger participant rule for personal loans

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The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) have filed a joint petition with the CFPB that urges the Bureau to engage in rulemaking to define larger participants in the market for...more

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CFPB Says Creditors Must Provide Reasons For Taking Adverse Action, Even When Relying On AI

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On May 26th, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a Consumer Financial Protection Circular (the “Circular”), confirming that creditors must provide specific reasons for taking adverse action...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 16, 2021)

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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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Cheers and Jeers for CFPB's Proposed Amendment to Payday Lending Rule

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The CFPB’s proposed amendments to its Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Costs Installment Loans Rule have changes that are generally disliked by consumer advocacy groups and applauded by them as well....more

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Auto Lender Pays $11.8 Million to Resolve UDAAP Allegations

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The CFPB also recently announced an $11.8 million settlement of a UDAAP (Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Acts & Practices) enforcement action in the auto finance space. This action, where the CFPB made no allegations that a...more

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Congress Passes Repeal of CFPB Guidance on Indirect Auto Lender Liability for Discriminatory Lending

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted last Tuesday to reject a 2013 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) bulletin that provided guidance regarding liability for discrimination in indirect auto lending. The same...more

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CFPB Auto Lending Rule May Be on the Way Out

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An Obama-era regulation intended to restrain discriminatory lending practices by automobile lenders appears to be on its way out. On April 18, under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), the Senate voted to repeal the...more

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Senate Votes to Roll Back Auto Industry Lending Guidance from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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On April 18, the Senate narrowly passed a resolution to roll back certain guidance issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2013 pertaining to auto lending. As previously written about on a Foley & Lardner LLP...more

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