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Student Loans Banking Sector

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court approves $3.65 mil. settlement against student loan servicer

On June 24, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania approved a class action settlement involving student loan borrowers brought against a student loan servicer....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, V 4, Issue 1, June 2023

CFPB - Regulators Take Aim at AI to Protect Consumers and Workers - “In the past year, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau said it has fined banks over mismanaged automated systems that resulted in wrongful home...more

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Massachusetts Division of Banks Fines Student Loan Servicer $500,000 for Servicing Without a License

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On May 19, the Massachusetts Division of Banks entered into a consent order with Educational Computer Systems, Inc. (ECSI) to resolve allegations that ECSI was engaging in the business of a third party loan servicer or...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Junk Fees Continue to be Focus of CFPB, Biden Administration

On March 8, the CFPB released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights reporting on unlawful junk fees that were uncovered in a variety of servicing markets, including bank account deposits, auto loan servicing,...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: March 2023

President Recommends Regulatory Reforms to Address Recent Bank Failures - President Biden has issued a statement urging the federal banking agencies to adopt regulatory reforms that are meant to reduce the risk of future...more

Hogan Lovells

Evaluation of transcript withholding practices in the U.S. relation to recent CFPB report

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Supervisory Highlights in late September 2022 stating that post-secondary institutions that provide loans directly to students (Institutional Lenders) and that have...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Kentucky and Virginia Enact Student Education Loan Servicing Laws

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Kentucky and Virginia have passed legislation relating to student loan servicers. In Kentucky, a new student loan servicing law creates new licensing and compliance requirements. In Virginia, an amendment limits the scope of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 5

CFPB Invokes Dormant Authority to Examine Nonbank Companies Posing Risks to Consumers and CFPB Claims Oversight Over More Entities Including Fintechs; Says It Will Publish Supervisory Determinations - "The CFPB is also...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - April 2022 # 3

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Further Extension of the Federal Student Loan Repayment Moratorium

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the Biden-Harris administration further extended the moratorium on federal student loan repayment, interest and collections through Wednesday, August 31, 2022. This postponement marks the fourth...more

Goodwin

SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rule and Reopens Comment Period for Reporting on Securities Loans

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule to increase market transparency regarding short selling and extended the comment period for its proposed rule requiring reporting on...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: February 2022

Federal Court Rejects Challenges to FDIC’s and OCC’s “Valid When Made” Rules A federal court in two separate but related cases has rejected challenges to the FDIC’s and the OCC’s respective regulations that codified the...more

Goodwin

2021 Year in Review: Consumer Finance

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[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Student Loan Repayment Pause Extended Additional 90 Day

On Wednesday, December 22, the Biden-Harris administration announced its decision to provide federal student loan borrowers an additional 90 days of repayment relief.  This pause on federal student loan repayments is...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (December 13, 2021)

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Thank you for your interest in the Wiley Consumer Protection Download! This will be our last publication of 2021, with our bi-weekly newsletter returning in January 2022. Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 24

Here are 5 Changes Student Loan Borrowers Could See in 2022 - "Experts say that if student loan forgiveness is going to happen, it will likely be before the midterm elections." Why this is important: During the last...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 23

Millions of Consumers have Cut Their Debts, So Why are Financial Experts Sounding Alarm - "And with stimulus payments a thing of the past and other unusual financial stabilization programs unwinding, the alerts are going...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 19

Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until January 31, 2022 - "The Department believes this additional time and a definitive end date will allow borrowers to plan for the resumption of payments and reduce the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report - Summer 2021

As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 11

A New Bill Could Allow Digital Closings Nationwide "Dubbed the SECURE Notarization Act, the bill would allow for remote online notarization services nationwide." Why this is important: In the wake of the coronavirus...more

Locke Lord LLP

United States District Court Accepts the “Valid When Made” Doctrine

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In Robinson v. National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-2, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts accepted the validity of the “valid when made” doctrine. The District Court’s acceptance is noteworthy...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: March 2021

Federal Reserve Issues New Guidance on Managing the LIBOR Transition - The Federal Reserve has issued guidance on how examiners will assess a banking organization’s progress in preparing to transition to a replacement rate...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 6

Biden Administration to Cancel $1 Billion in Student-Loan Debt Held by Scammed Borrowers - “Borrowers who requested loan forgiveness but got only partial relief under former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will have...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 12

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In Washington: President Biden on Tuesday began what is expected to be a weeks-long sales pitch to tout the new coronavirus relief package. Biden visited Smith Flooring in Chester, Pennsylvania, a small business that received...more

Troutman Pepper

2020 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead

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2020 was a transformative year for the consumer financial services world. As we navigate an unprecedented volume of industry regulation, Troutman Pepper is uniquely positioned to help its clients find successful resolutions...more

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