Welcome to the “Overview: 2024 Lessons and 2025 Emerging Trends” chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review.
As Goodwin predicted in our previous year in review, the enforcement and...more
3/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration
Welcome to the “Student Lending” chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review.
Regulators will likely continue to focus on junk fees and purported deceptive or nontransparent practices...more
3/17/2025
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Relief ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Student Loans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loan Servicing ,
Student Loans ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Although Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) priorities and mandates are undergoing shifts with the new Trump administration, the CFPB pledged in 2024 to continue its efforts to eliminate allegedly illegal debt...more
Welcome to the Debt Collection and Debt Settlement chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
Enforcement actions related to debt collection and debt...more
2/16/2024
/ Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
2022 saw a flurry of regulatory activity by federal enforcement agencies — most notably, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, or Bureau) — as the industry began to experience the full effects of the change in...more
2/22/2023
/ Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Mortgages ,
Payday Loans ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Privacy Laws ,
Student Loans