We are pleased to share our annual review of regulatory and legal developments in the consumer financial services industry. With active federal and state legislatures, consumer financial services providers faced a challenging...more
2/17/2025
/ Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
TCPA ,
UDAAP ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
As discussed here, on April 26, the Texas Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association (ABA), and Rio Bank, McAllen, Texas (Rio Bank) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas...more
8/1/2023
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
CFPB v Community Financial Services Association of America ,
Community Financial Services Association ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Injunctive Relief ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 1071
As recently discussed on our podcast here, section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to require lenders to collect...more
7/26/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Data Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business Loans
As recently discussed on our podcast, section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to require lenders to collect...more
6/14/2023
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Reporting ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business Loans
On April 26, the Texas Bankers Association and Rio Bank, McAllen, Texas filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau)...more
4/27/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Community Financial Services Association ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Data Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loans ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 1071
On February 14, Patrice Ficklin, the Fair Lending Director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), together with senior officials from the Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal...more