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
Welcome to the Credit, Debit, or Prepaid Cards and Consumer Banking chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review.
Looking Ahead to 2024 -
We expect continued focus by the CFPB on “junk”...more
2/15/2024
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Debit Cards ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Regulation Z ,
Rulemaking Process
On October 11, 2022, the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office (NC AG) announced that it had entered into a consent order with certain Texas-based debt collection companies, resolving allegations that those...more
On September 20, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it reached a settlement with the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA), resolving allegations that the state...more
On April 27, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a reverse mortgage broker and lender, resolving allegations that the company violated the Mortgages...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad exempt offering reforms; the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule, with significant revisions from the original proposal, on ESG investments; the...more
11/5/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Formation ,
Climate Change ,
Confidential Information ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Records ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Offerings ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Funds ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
UDAAP