Mortgages, Dodd-Frank, Arbitration

Financial Services Report - Spring 2021

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/2/2021

Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more

Nutter Bank Report, July 2017

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 7/31/2017

CFPB Arbitration Rule Will Prevent Firms From Blocking Class Action Lawsuits - The CFPB has approved a new rule that will prohibit banks and other covered providers of certain consumer financial products and services from...more

Director Cordray continues to doubt that safety and soundness concerns are raised by the final arbitration rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/19/2017

The letter-writing war between Director Cordray and Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika continues. Director Cordray sent a letter dated July 18, 2017 to Acting Comptroller Noreika in which he purports to respond to Acting...more

NAFCU urges regulatory relief for credit unions in letter to Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/3/2017

On February 28, 2017, B. Dan Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (the “NAFCU“), urged regulatory relief for credit unions in a letter submitted to the...more

CFPB’s Proposed Rule Banning Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements to Block Consumer Class Actions Signals New Wave of Class...

Carlton Fields on 7/25/2016

On May 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a proposed rule which would prohibit application of pre-dispute arbitration agreements to class litigation involving a broad range of consumer...more

CFPB Releases Spring 2016 Rulemaking Agenda

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/27/2016

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released its Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda. The agenda sets the following timetables for key rulemaking initiatives: Arbitration. The Spring 2016 agenda does not...more

CFPB releases Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/23/2016

The CFPB has released its Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda. The agenda sets the following timetables for key rulemaking initiatives: Arbitration. The Spring 2016 agenda does not reflect the CFPB’s release of its proposed...more

Dodd-Frank News: November 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 11/3/2015

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

CFPB Proposes Banning Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Consumer Class Actions

Carlton Fields on 10/8/2015

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced today that it is considering rules prohibiting application of pre-dispute arbitration agreements to class litigation involving certain consumer financial...more

Financial Services Report, Fall 2015

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/18/2015

BELTWAY - Straight Out of the Seventh Circuit The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the SEC cannot be sued in district court to stop it from bringing an administrative action. Bebo v. SEC, No....more

Dodd-Frank News: June 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 6/26/2015

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

Dodd-Frank News: April 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 4/22/2015

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

Court Finds Agreement to Arbitrate in Home Mortgage Invalid

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 2/3/2015

The United States District Court For The Southern District Of Mississippi, Southern Division, recently found an agreement to arbitrate in a home mortgage was invalid in Richards v. Gibson. The court cited 15 U.S.C. §...more

Financial Services Report - Winter 2014

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/19/2014

In This Issue: - Beltway Report - Bureau Report - Mobile & Emerging Payments Report - Mortgage & Fair Lending Report - Operations Report - Preemption Report - Privacy Report ...more

Dodd-Frank News: May 2014: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 5/30/2014

In This Issue: - RECENT CASES ..Preemption ..CFPB Involvement in Litigation ..CFTC Regulation of Retail Commodity Transactions ..Durbin Amendment ..Appraiser Disclosure Requirements Under...more

Dodd-Frank News - March 2014: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 3/27/2014

In This Issue: - Recent Cases January Through March 2014 ..Dodd-Frank Amendments to RESPA ..Dodd-Frank Prohibition on Arbitration Clauses ..Whistleblower Protection Under Dodd-Frank - News &...more

A Decision to Arbitrate in the Mountain State: The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Rejects Retroactive Application of the...

K&L Gates LLP on 11/27/2013

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals recently issued a decision addressing mandatory arbitration in connection with a residential mortgage loan that will impact litigants in the Mountain State and potentially influence...more

Mortgages › Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act › Arbitration

Financial Services Report - Spring 2021

Nutter Bank Report, July 2017

Director Cordray continues to doubt that safety and soundness concerns are raised by the final arbitration rule

NAFCU urges regulatory relief for credit unions in letter to Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin

CFPB’s Proposed Rule Banning Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements to Block Consumer Class Actions Signals New Wave of Class...

CFPB Releases Spring 2016 Rulemaking Agenda

CFPB releases Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda

Dodd-Frank News: November 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

CFPB Proposes Banning Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Consumer Class Actions

Financial Services Report, Fall 2015

Dodd-Frank News: June 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Dodd-Frank News: April 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Court Finds Agreement to Arbitrate in Home Mortgage Invalid

Financial Services Report - Winter 2014

Dodd-Frank News: May 2014: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Dodd-Frank News - March 2014: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act Update

A Decision to Arbitrate in the Mountain State: The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Rejects Retroactive Application of the...

Dodd-Frank News: November 2013: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act Update

Financial Services Report - Quarterly News, Summer 2013

CFPB Issues Final Rule on Loan Originator Compensation Requirements

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