For so many people and companies, 2020 was a year of uncertainty unlike any other in recent memory. It was no different for the financial services industry. The biggest uncertainty was COVID-19. The global pandemic had a...more
2/18/2021
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Debt Collection ,
Economic Downturn ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Payday Loans ,
Relief Measures ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its “true lender” rule, which establishes that a national bank or federal savings association (bank) is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the...more
10/29/2020
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Amended Rules ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Depository Institutions ,
Derivatives ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Records ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Insured Depository Institutions ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Investors ,
ISDA ,
Military Service Members ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Statements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Travel Rule ,
True Lender ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On February 14, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its Winter 2020 Supervisory Highlights (Report). It summarizes the CFPB’s findings on violations in the areas of debt collection, mortgage...more
3/5/2020
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collectors ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
FDCPA ,
Loan Servicing ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Payday Loans ,
Regulation X ,
Regulation Z ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Student Loans
On September 25, 2019, California’s Governor signed into law two bills that impact financial consumer services companies in California: California Assembly Bill 539 and California Senate Bill 187. Both laws go into effect...more
11/19/2019
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Brokers ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Governor Newsom ,
Lenders ,
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Mortgages ,
New Legislation