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Financial Services and Technology: Florida Changes Law to Make Clear that Collection-Related Emails Are Not Included in the...

On May 16, Governor Ron DeSantis signed bill CS/CS/SB 232 into law. The bill includes modifications to the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) to make clear that the prohibition on communications between “9...more

CFPB Suggests Shift In Supervision and Enforcement Priorities

On April 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seemingly provided its employees with a memorandum outlining its ongoing supervisory and enforcement priorities (Memo). Although the Memo has not been made publicly...more

CFPB Drops Challenge That Lease-to-Own Agreements Be Regulated As "Credit"

On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) dropped its high-profile enforcement action against Acima in Utah federal district court. This is yet another CFPB matter that has hit the dust following the...more

Federal Court Finds Consumer Wire Transfers Are Subject to the Electronic Funds Transfer Act

In an apparent departure from decades of jurisprudence acknowledging the exemption of wire transfers from the ambit of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA or the Act), one federal district court recently found that a bank...more

CFPB Proposes a New Rule Prohibiting Certain Contractual Terms for Consumer Financial Products

On January 13, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a new proposed rule attempting to ban certain contractual provisions in "take it or leave it" consumer contracts that purport to "waive substantive...more

Pennsylvania AG Settles With Snap for $11.4 Million: The Importance of Compliance for Consumer Finance Companies Operating in the...

On May 15, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry (AG Henry) announced an $11.4 million settlement against Snap Finance LLC and its affiliates (Snap RTO LLC, Snap Second Look LLC, and Snap Finance Holdings, LLC) (Snap)...more

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