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FHFA Announces UDAP Compliance Expectations

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What Happened? On November 29, 2024, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) released Advisory Bulletin AB 2024-06 (the “Advisory Bulletin”), which sets forth FHFA’s expectations and guidance for Fannie Mae and Freddie...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: State Fair Access and Debanking Laws Bring Country’s Political and Cultural Divisions to...

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Our podcast listeners are very familiar with federal fair lending and anti-discrimination laws that apply in the consumer lending area: the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Fair Housing Act (FHA). Those statutes...more

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FTC, State of Arizona Charge Auto Dealership with Deceiving Consumers

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On August 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Arizona Attorney General announced a proposed settlement with an Arizona-based vehicle dealership to resolve allegations that the dealership misrepresented prices...more

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FTC and Arizona AG Reach $2.6 Million Settlement with Motor Vehicle Dealer Over Alleged Deceptive and Discriminatory Sales and...

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Arizona announced a joint action against Coulter Motor Company, an Arizona-based motor vehicle dealership, and its former general manager, for allegedly engaging...more

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FloatMe Settlement with FTC Contains Exacting Requirements

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On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction, Monetary Judgment, and Other Relief (the “Order”) with FloatMe Corp. (“FloatMe”), a fintech that offers...more

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Plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging CFPB UDAAP update to exam manual seek status conference to discuss need for interim relief

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Asserting that irreparable harms to their members “are piling up,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the other plaintiffs have filed a motion for a status conference with the Texas federal district court hearing their lawsuit...more

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CFPB Shake-Up: What Administration Changes May Mean For Auto Lenders

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Things are quickly changing at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Joe Biden made Dave Uejio acting director of the CFPB on January 20, and nominated former FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra for director... ...more

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Fair Lending Focus: CFPB Issues Statement on Serving Consumers with Limited English Proficiency

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) on January 13 issued a Statement Regarding the Provision of Financial Products and Services to Consumers with Limited English Proficiency (Statement) ...more

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Federal Reserve warns about redlining and steering risks from digital targeted advertising

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One of the most important areas of consumer financial regulation today is the use of internet- or social media-based platforms to target advertising for consumer financial products. ...more

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CFPB Reports Continued Mortgage Servicing and Other Violations of Consumer Financial Law

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In its Supervisory Highlights released earlier this summer, the CFPB reported its examination observations in consumer reporting, debt collection, mortgage origination and servicing, fair lending, and student loan servicing....more

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