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CFPB Invites Comment on Larger Participant Thresholds

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued advance notices of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment on whether to revise the thresholds that define “larger participants” in key consumer financial industries....more

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CFPB Seeks Comments On Raising ‘Larger Participant’ Thresholds

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On August 8, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued four advance notices of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”) inviting comments on whether it should substantially reduce the number of nonbank companies the...more

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CFPB Seeks Comments on Increased Larger Market Participant Thresholds in 4 Key Markets

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The CFPB published four advanced notices for proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on Aug. 8, 2025. Each notice seeks comment from experts within the automobile financing, international money transfer, consumer...more

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CFPB Settles with Auto Lender for Alleged UDAAP Violations

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On November 2, 2020, the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a Texas-based auto lender. The CFPB alleged that the auto lender engaged in deceptive acts and...more

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CFPB Settles with Auto Finance Company for Alleged UDAAP Violations

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On October 13, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with an auto finance company, alleging that the company’s repossession practices from 2013 through...more

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CFPB Solicits Information On Registration System For Nonbanks

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In a Request for Information (RFI) posted on the Federal Business Opportunity website last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) solicited information from vendors so it can "better understand current,...more

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CFPB Orders Auto Financer to Pay $48.3M for Misleading Borrowers

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On September 30, 2015, the CFPB ordered an indirect auto lending company and its auto lending subsidiary to pay $48.3 million in fines for alleged FDCPA, TILA, and UDAAP violations. The CFPB alleges that the companies...more

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CFPB Begins Supervising Nonbank Auto Finance Companies

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Beginning August 31, 2015, the CFPB will begin supervising nonbank auto finance companies pursuant to 12 C.F.R. 1090.108. The Final Rule provides that auto finance companies that qualify as “larger participants of a market...more

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Supreme Court Slams The Brakes On Challenge To Disparate Act

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As of now, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits dealers from unintentional, or “disparate impact,” discrimination in setting dealer reserves in auto financing. This disparate impact can result from policies or...more

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CFPB Brings First ECOA Disparate Impact Action Post-Inclusive Communities

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Just over 18 months after bringing a disparate impact-based ECOA case against Ally Financial (“Ally”) for discriminatory auto loan pricing, the CFPB has struck again—this time taking action against American Honda Finance...more

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CFPB Shifts Focus to Auto Lending Industry

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Auto lenders and servicers be advised: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) turns its lonely eyes to you. On June 17, 2015, the CFPB brought an action in the Southern District of Ohio against Security National...more

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CFPB Publishes Final Rule that Allows its Supervision of Nonbank Auto Finance Companies

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On June 10, CFPB published a final rule today that allows the agency to begin supervising large, nonbank auto finance companies for the first time. The newly adopted rule will extend the CFPB’s supervision to any nonbank auto...more

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UPDATE: CFPB Publishes Rule Authorizing it to Supervise Auto Finance Companies

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On June 10, 2015, the CFPB published a new regulation that has been dreaded by the auto finance industry for more than a year. Following up on the rule it proposed in June 2014, the CFPB published a final rule on June 10,...more

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CFPB Finalizes Automobile Finance Larger Participant Rule and Publishes Examination Procedures

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On June 10, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a final rule that will allow it to supervise larger nonbank automobile finance companies. Accompanying the rule, it also published the procedures...more

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CFPB Issues Final Rule Governing Non-Bank Auto Lenders

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This week, the CFPB issued a long-anticipated final rule under which it will, for the first time, allow the Bureau to supervise non-bank auto finance companies. Although the Bureau currently supervises the auto financing...more

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