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‘Very, Very Fuzzy’: Opinion Overruling Chevron Creates Uncertainty for Regulated Industries

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Our recent webinar featured a conversation with noted legal scholars Craig Green, Charles Klein Professor of Law and Government at Temple University Beasley School of Law, and Kent Barnett, recently appointed Dean of the...more

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Texas Judge Rules CFPB Did Not Exceed Authority in Issuing Small Business Reporting Rule

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In a tentative win for the CFPB, a federal judge in Texas ruled on August 26, 2024, that the agency did not exceed its authority when it issued its final Section 1071 small business lending rule. The court also rejected...more

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FTC Permanently Bans Entities Behind Credit Repair Pyramid Scheme

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it has filed proposed orders against the owners and operators of Financial Education Services (FES), a credit repair operation accused of running a pyramid scheme and...more

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The End of Chevron Deference: Implications of the Supreme Court's Loper Bright Decision — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Partners David Dove and Misha Tseytlin to revisit the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Loper Bright, which overruled the long-standing Chevron...more

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Plaintiffs file their brief in opposition to CFPB’s motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction in the credit card late fee...

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On August 8, 2024, the plaintiffs filed their brief in opposition to the CFPB’s motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction in the lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s credit card late fee final rule (“Rule”). In their brief, the...more

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Applying Loper Bright, the Seventh Circuit Holds that ECOA Protects Prospective Applicants

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The Seventh Circuit recently issued one of the first appellate decisions to apply the US Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024). In Loper Bright, the Supreme Court ended...more

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FDIC Seeking Comments on Industrial Bank Rule Changes

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The FDIC is seeking comment on proposed changes to its regulation governing parent companies of industrial banks and industrial loan companies—Part 354 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations....more

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Overturning of Chevron Boosts Challenges to SBA PPP Loan Forgiveness Denials

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent overturning of the Chevron Deference Doctrine calls into question several Chevron-based federal court rulings allowing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to exclude many categories of...more

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Another target of CFPB enforcement action argues that lawsuit filed on August 23, 2023 must be dismissed because the CFPB lacked...

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We have recently blogged about two other actions in which this issue has been raised (one being a declaratory judgment action filed against the CFPB on July 23, 2024 in the E.D. Tex. and the other being an enforcement action...more

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Public Companies Quarterly Update (Q2 2024)

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Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to...more

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FirstCash Files Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Case Filed by CFPB

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FirstCash, a national pawnshop chain, is asking a federal judge to confirm that it has a statutory defense to all of the CFPB’s claims that it violated the Military Lending Act (MLA) while also asking the judge to drop three...more

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Rent-to-Own Company Sues CFPB Over Authority to Regulate RTO Transactions

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Part 1 – The CFPB has no authority to investigate or sue Acima because, under Dodd-Frank and the appropriations Clause of the Constitution, it may only be funded out of combined earnings of the Federal Reserve System and...more

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Regulatory Roundup for July 2024

SEC Loses in ALJ Case, DOL’s Latest Fiduciary Rule Put on Hold, and SEC Reconsiders AI and Custody Rule Proposals - Welcome to our July Regulatory Roundup, where we provide a quick look at the latest regulatory developments....more

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Witnesses Call on Congress to Establish Regulatory Office in Wake of Loper

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Congress must adjust to the demise of the Chevron Deference doctrine by drastically improving its regulatory expertise, witnesses told a House Committee on July 23....more

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2024 Mid-Year Review: State AGs Shaping Regulatory Landscapes

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In 2024, the landscape of state attorneys general (AGs) is poised for significant change, with numerous elections and regulatory actions reshaping priorities and enforcement strategies. This dynamic environment reflects the...more

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Congress Struggling with Post-Chevron World

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Republicans on Capitol Hill have introduced legislation that would require a review of all federal court decisions, laws, regulations and legal cases that used the Chevron Deference Doctrine as the basis for decisions....more

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Chevron is History. Implications for the 2023 Community Reinvestment Act regulations

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When the Supreme Court decided in favor of the plaintiff in Loper Bright Enterprises et al vs. Gina Raimondo it overruled its decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, the so-called “Chevron Decision” which...more

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Chevron and Carry On July 2024 - The End of Chevron: Considerations for Private Equity, Banks and Investors

It’s been less than two full weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Chevron decision, yet the myriad impacts of the ruling have caused many of us to feel like it’s been much longer, as we’ve stretched each day weighing...more

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SCOTUS Ruling Makes Federal Agency Rules Susceptible to Previously Untimely Challenges

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​​​​​​​At the close of an extended term, on July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the time period for bringing a facial challenge to a federal agency rule....more

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Financial Services Regulation in the Post-Jarkesy World

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On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling, holding that the Seventh Amendment prohibits...more

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The CFPB Survives: Our Take on the Supreme Court Decision

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On May 16, 2024, the United States Supreme Court, in a 7-2 opinion authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, upheld the constitutionality of the funding mechanism of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”)....more

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A deep dive into the FCA’s approach to the regulation of AI within financial services

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Last week the FCA issued three announcements concerning its approach to the digital future of financial services in the UK. Amongst these was the FCA’s AI Update, their response to the government’s recent AI consultation...more

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DOT Deputizes State AGs to Pursue Consumer Claims Against Airlines, Circumventing Long-Standing Preemption

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced an Airline Passenger Protection Partnership with state attorneys general (AGs), marking a significant expansion of AGs’ regulatory reach. This partnership, formed...more

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Third Circuit Holds Securitized Trusts Are Covered Persons Under CFPA

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On March 19th, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion in CFPB v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust et al. (the “Trusts”). The issue before the Third Circuit was whether certain...more

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Third Circuit Finds Statutory Trusts Are Subject to CFPB Jurisdiction

On Tuesday, the Third Circuit, handed down a decision in a case involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") and the National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust ("NCMSL") that finds that statutory trusts used...more

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