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A&B ABstract: Three recent actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), on consecutive days, highlights inconsistencies in the CFPB’s current approach to payday lending....more
The Texas federal district court hearing the lawsuit filed by two trade groups challenging the CFPB’s 2017 final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule (2017 Rule) has entered an order lifting the stay of lawsuit,...more
Last Monday, in Seila Law v. CFPB, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the structure of the CFPB, with a single-director who the President could not remove without cause, violates the separation of powers mandated by the U.S....more
In an opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts (the “DACA Opinion”), the Supreme Court has concluded that the rescission of the DACA program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was arbitrary and capricious and...more
In February 2019, the CFPB released the highly anticipated revamp of its Payday Rule, reinforcing its more lenient attitude towards payday lenders. In light of the Bureau’s softer touch, as well as similar developments at the...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued highly anticipated proposed revisions to its final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule that would rescind the rule's ability-to-repay provisions—which...more
Today February 6, 2019, the CFPB proposed amendments to its Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Costs Installment Loans Rule. As anticipated, the bureau is proposing to rescind the rule’s requirements that lenders make...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans. The new rule is effective in 2019 and imposes stringent underwriting requirements and...more
On October 5, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its final rule for short-term loans. The nearly 1,700 page rule appears to follow the proposed short-term lending rule with several notable changes. Most...more
Originally published in "InsideArm" - June, 2016. In a 1300+ page proposal, exclusive of attachments, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) laid out its plan June 2 to force a sweeping redesign of the...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its much anticipated proposed rule aimed at ending what it calls “payday lending debt cycles.” The 1,334-page rule will require small-dollar lenders to undertake...more
On May 18, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will hold a field hearing in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 2 regarding small-dollar lending, commonly referred to as payday lending. It is...more