Once hailed as the sleek, interest-free alternative to credit cards, buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) loans have become a defining feature of modern consumer finance. Consumers like them because with just a few clicks, they can...more
7/10/2025
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Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
New York enacted a new law on Nov. 1, 2021, extending the requirements in the state's analog to the federal Community Reinvestment Act (CRA Requirements) to New York-licensed mortgage bankers, thereby becoming the third state...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently published two final rules revising its Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgage Rule (ATR/QM Rule). The principal purpose of these final rules is to avoid anticipated...more
A number of diverse stakeholders gathered at George Mason University (GMU) on Nov. 18, 2019, to participate in a program entitled "Consumer Debt in America: What Would Rate Caps and Student Loan Forgiveness Mean?" The debate,...more
12/3/2019
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New Jersey has enacted a law, P.L. 2019, c. 200 (Act), that is designed to assist potential and existing student loan borrowers in understanding and managing their student loans. Briefly, the Act: 1) authorizes the New Jersey...more
• The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has denied a defendant's motion to dismiss a putative statewide class action complaint that alleged that the defendant violated Section e(10) of the federal Fair Debt...more