In the last few years, state legislatures have enacted legislation to curtail online bank lending in response to advocacy efforts by consumer activists.
Such programs, in which nonbank financial technology companies...more
2/21/2025
/ Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Internet Lenders ,
Loans ,
New Legislation ,
Usury
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to companies in FinTech. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was on a tear in the months leading up to the election and the inauguration of...more
2/11/2025
/ Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
FTC Act ,
Risk Management ,
ROSCA ,
State Attorneys General
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to fintech. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its director, Rohit Chopra, continued the agency's focus on the everyday consumer...more
1/17/2024
/ Abusiveness Standard ,
Bots ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Digital Wallets ,
Fees ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Standard Form Contracts ,
Stock Options ,
Wage Advances ,
Wages
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to the Fintech industry.
So, what happened in 2022?...more
The debt settlement industry received some "regulation by enforcement" in the wake of a settlement of the lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") against Freedom Debt Relief, LLC ("FDR"). The...more
8/5/2019
/ Consumer Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Relief ,
Debt Settlement Services ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Stipulated Judgment ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule