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CFPB Settles Action Against Student Loan Servicer with Industry Ban

On September 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a proposed order which, if entered by the court, will ban a student loan servicer from servicing federal student loans and require it to pay $120...more

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CFPB Issues Report on Concerns Regarding the Solar Financing Market

In this report on the solar financing marketplace, which is characterized as an “Issue Spotlight”, the CFPB identifies four areas that they view to present risks to consumers. In the press release accompanying the report,...more

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CFPB Report Foreshadows Increased Scrutiny of Negative Equity in Auto Lending

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Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a report on the state of negative equity in auto lending. The CFPB says it found that financing negative equity creates increased risks for...more

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CFPB Takes Legal Action Against PHEAA for Chasing Debt on Discharged Student Loans

On May 31, the CFPB filed suit in federal court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania against a Pennsylvania-based student loan servicer accusing it of illegally pursuing student loan debts discharged in bankruptcy and...more

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CFPB Pursues Enforcement Action Following HMDA Reporting Inaccuracies

On May 16, the CFPB filed a motion for summary judgement in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida seeking a $20 million civil penalty against a California-based mortgage provider for allegedly submitting...more

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CFPB Fines and Bans Coding Bootcamp over Deceptive Student Lending Practices

On April 17, the CFPB issued a consent order against a San Francisco-based for-profit coding school and its and CEO, banning it from lending to consumers, after it found that the company inflated its job placement rates to...more

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The Answers to the CRA Questions Everyone is asking: What must we do on April 1?

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With April 1, 2024, the effective date for the new CRA rule fast approaching, every bank is asking what must we do on April 1? Here are the answers....more

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Federal Regulators Continue their Focus on Fair Lending and Appraisal Bias

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As 2024 gets off the ground, federal regulators are continuing their focus on fair lending issues. In February, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released a statement on examination principles...more

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Trade groups file lawsuit in Texas federal court challenging final OCC/FDIC/Federal Reserve Community Reinvestment Act rules

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Several national and Texas banking and business trade groups have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the final regulations (Final Rules) implementing the Community...more

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The new CRA: Surprises and Problems by Omission

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I have written a number of articles about the new CRA and the problems its requirements will impose on banks. But there are also problems posed by what the new Rule omits....more

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The new CRA Rule: Confusion Reigns

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Our office has been inundated with inquiries about an aspect of the impact of the impending new CRA rule. As we have noted in previous articles there are mistakes and inconsistencies in the new CRA Rule, and some of these...more

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2022 Community Development Report by State

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One of the most important CRA responsibilities for Intermediate-Small Banks and Large Banks is "Community Development Lending". But while Community Development Lending is critically important, there is very little information...more

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Vice Chair Barr Speaks on Liquidity Risk Management and Preparation for Use of Discount Window

Last Friday, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve Board’s (“FRB”) Vice Chair for Supervision, delivered remarks to the ECB Forum on Banking Supervision in Frankfurt, Germany entitled The Importance of Effective Liquidity Risk...more

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The Disastrous New CRA Rule: Part IV – Is the 80% Retail Lending Assessment Area Exemption Really a Break for Large Banks?

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Dear Banker, The new CRA Rule contains a "break" for Large banks that would exempt them from having to declare Retail Lending Assessment Areas ("RLAAs") for any calendar year in which the bank lends more than 80% of its home...more

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New CRA Rule is a Disaster for Banks Part II: Key Regulator says Goal was “to raise the bar for CRA performance”

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In my previous email I explained the devastating impact of the new CRA Rule on the percentage of banks receiving a less than satisfactory CRA Performance Rating. The data in Table 32 within the new Rule demonstrate that if...more

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New CRA Rule is a Disaster for Banks: Part I – And the Numbers Prove it!

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With all the news stories circulating about the new CRA Rule, it's surprising that not one article has addressed the topic that should be the biggest story of all - the catastrophic implications for banks!...more

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The Nebulous Meaning Of "Small Business" In New Ban On Commercial Loan Fees

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Beginning in January, "covered entities" will be prohibited from charging specified fees in connection with a commercial financing transaction with a "small business" or "small business" owner.  Cal. Stat. ch. 881 (SB 666). ...more

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California Joins War on Fees With Passage of S.B. 666

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On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 666, which amends the California Financing Law to prohibit a covered entity from charging certain fees in connection with a commercial financing...more

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New Season, New Playbook September 2023 - Updated LSTA Regulatory Guidance – U.S. Sanctions Issues in Lending Transactions

The LSTA has regularly prepared and updated the LSTA Regulatory Guidance: U.S. Sanctions Issues in Lending Transactions (the “LSTA Guidance”). The LSTA Guidance contains a comprehensive review of sanctions, including...more

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AZ Attorney General Concludes Non-Recourse EWA Not a Loan

On December 18, the Arizona Attorney General issued an opinion on earned wage access (EWA), which determined that fully non-recourse EWA products do not constitute consumer loans subject to consumer loan regulations, and...more

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What Is Mass Arbitration and How Should Companies Protect Themselves? - The Consumer Finance Podcast

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Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues Jeremy Rosenblum and Tony Kaye as they discuss the phenomenon of mass arbitrations, which pose increasing risk to the consumer finance industry....more

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Wyoming and Maine Issue New Licensing Requirements Potentially Impacting Passive Loan Investors

Wyoming and Maine recently amended their laws related to licensure requirements for consumer lending: - In July, Wyoming adopted House Bill 0008 (HB 0008), which amends provisions of the Wyoming Uniform Consumer Credit...more

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Consumer finance regulatory news, August 2020 #2

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High-cost credit: FCA review into relending - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its findings following a review, which was carried out before the coronavirus pandemic, into relending by firms offering...more

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OCC and FDIC issue joint proposal to revise CRA regulations

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The OCC and FDIC have issued a joint proposal to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).  Although the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC, are the primary CRA regulators, the Fed did not join...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is undoubtedly breathing a sigh of relief on news out of the UK yesterday that Uber will regain its taxi license in London—a “crucial victory for efforts by its new chief executive to revamp the...more

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