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Trustmark Redlining Consent Order Terminated

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A federal district court recently granted the unopposed motion of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to terminate their October 2021 consent order with Trustmark National Bank...more

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DOJ and bank settle allegations of discrimination in student loan refinancing

On January 19, DOJ and a community bank entered into a consent order to resolve allegations of discriminatory lending practices under the ECOA. DOJ asserted the bank’s student loan refinance program engaged in practices that...more

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CFPB issues consent order against student loan debt collector

On December 9, the CFPB issued a consent order against a debt collector following allegations of unfair and abusive practices regarding its collection of student loan debt allegedly violating the CFPA and the FDCPA. The CFPB...more

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CFPB Brings String of Enforcement Actions to Round Out 2023

In December, the CFPB brought a series of three separate enforcement actions against several financial services companies alleging a range of violations of federal consumer protections laws....more

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Imposes Record Fine for Consumer Banking Violations; Civil Suits May Follow

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently imposed its largest fine ever for consumer banking law violations. The agency’s action is a good reminder for other banks to review their own practices and may spawn...more

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CFPB Targets Garnishment Practices: Banks Need a Robust Compliance Plan

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When a consumer fails to pay a debt, the creditor may engage in proceedings to collect, which may result in a court issuing a garnishment notice directing a bank to freeze and turn over funds in the consumer's deposit account...more

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CFPB Fines Bank for Accessing Customer Credit Reports and Opening Accounts, Credit Cards, and Lines of Credit Without Customers’...

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​​​​​​​On July 28, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Consent Order against a large bank (the Bank), claiming that the Bank created sales pressure on its employees that encouraged employees to...more

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CFPB Fines Large National Bank $100 Million For Failing to Properly Disburse State Unemployment Benefits During the Height of...

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HIGHLIGHTS: The CFPB settled allegations that a large national bank unlawfully froze consumers' benefit accounts as a result of an inaccurate fraud detection program that made it difficult for people to unfreeze their...more

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DFPI Issues Consent Order to Auto Title Lender

On December 14, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it entered into a consent order with an LA-based auto title lender to resolve allegations that the company violated...more

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DFS Settles with Indirect Auto Lenders to Resolve Fair Lending Violations

On June 29, NYDFS announced that two New York-charted banks engaging in indirect auto lending will pay civil money penalties for violating New York’s fair lending law for engaging in practices that resulted in members of...more

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SBA Implemented Changes to PPP as a Part of American Rescue Plan Act

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In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more

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NYDFS Consent Order Signals Regulator’s Growing Focus On Financial Institutions’ Incident Response And Security Practices

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In early March, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a consent order that required Maine-based mortgage servicer Residential Mortgage Services, Inc. (“Residential”) to pay a $1.5 million...more

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SEC Finalizes Reforms Under Investment Advisers Act

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In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more

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ISS Publishes 2021 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more

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SEC Adopts Broad Exempt Offering Reforms

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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

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SEC Charges Trust Company With Operating Unregistered Investment Companies

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SEC Charges Trust Company with Operating Unregistered Investment Companies and Failing to Register Securities Offerings. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with...more

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First Half of 2018 Sees Significant Decline in Publicly Announced or Publicly Filed Enforcement Activity

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During the first half of 2018, Enforcement Watch tracked 40 publicly announced or publicly filed enforcement actions involving consumer financial services companies. The 18 enforcement actions tracked during Q1 2018 represent...more

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CFPB whistleblower alleges falsification of examination documents by CFPB

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A former CFPB examiner has written U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions claiming that CFPB officials falsified examination reports in connection with a CFPB examination of ACE Cash Express that led to the CFPB extracting $10...more

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Fed issues consent order for bank’s alleged deceptive practices involving balance transfer credit cards

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The Federal Reserve Board announced that it had issued a Consent Order against Mid America Bank and Trust Company (Bank) for alleged deceptive marketing practices in violation of section 5 of the FTC Act related to balance...more

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CFPB Enters Into RESPA Settlement With Title Agent

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently entered into a consent order with Meridian Title Corporation (Meridian) under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). ...more

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Recent Massachusetts AG consent order places new requirements on debt collection law firm

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In a recent consent order with a legal collection law firm, the Massachusetts Attorney General imposed significant restrictions on legal collection that go beyond previous CFPB consent orders, which we covered here. We...more

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DOJ Files Consent Order Against Union Savings Bank, Guardian Savings Bank

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a consent order against Union Savings Bank and Guardian Savings Bank to resolve redlining allegations. The complaint alleges that the banks violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA)...more

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CFPB enters into consent orders with reverse mortgage companies to settle alleged advertising violations

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The CFPB announced that it entered into consent orders with three reverse mortgage companies to settle the CFPB’s allegations that the companies engaged in deceptive advertising in violation of the Mortgage Acts and...more

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CFPB enters into consent order with credit union

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The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with Navy Federal Credit Union to settle allegations that the credit union engaged in unfair and deceptive collection practices in violation of the Consumer...more

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CFPB Month in Review for August 2016

In case you missed it, here is what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was up to over the last month: Enforcement Actions and Litigation - Enforcement Action Against First National Bank of Omaha - ...more

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