On March 26, 2024, the National Association of Industrial Bankers (NAIB), American Financial Services Association (AFSA), and American Fintech Council (AFC) (collectively, “Trade Associations”) filed a complaint in the United...more
A recent decision in the Birmingham County Court has added to the body of case law growing around the test for listing multiple claimants on the same claim form. In Angel and others v Black Horse Limited, unreported, 8...more
As the pace of reform increases, we take a look at key developments and the timeline ahead. Significant progress has been made on the Edinburgh Reforms since they were announced in December 2022, with developments...more
HM Treasury has published its response to the first-stage consultation on the strategic approach to reforming the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), described in the response as ‘an ambitious overhaul’ of the regime. The...more
Hogan Lovells Financial Services Regulatory team shares insights on HM Treasury's recently published response to its October 2021 consultation on the scope and form of a new regulatory regime for Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL)...more
Almost 50 years after its entry into force, HM Treasury has announced a commitment to reform the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) with a plan to consult on the direction of reform by the end of this year. The reforms will build...more
On 21 October 2021, the UK Treasury (Treasury) published a consultation paper setting out policy options for the regulation of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit agreements. The consultation follows the publication of...more
Following the Woolard review earlier this year, HMT has published its much anticipated consultation paper on regulating the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market. The industry is likely to have mixed reactions to the proposals....more
HMT has today published its much-anticipated consultation on regulating the Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) credit market, following the Woolard Review recommendation that all BNPL products are brought within the regulatory...more
It’s just under three weeks until consumer credit firms must start using the FCA’s updated consumer credit information sheets which were published in May this year. In May 2021, the FCA updated its webpage on consumer...more
FCA consumer credit information sheets updated - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on consumer credit information sheets to announce the publication of revised information sheets relating to: ...more
During its 2019 regular session, the West Virginia Legislature once again reviewed the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act and determined additional changes were necessary. The Act, one of the primary statutes...more
This week, a new amendment to the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act takes effect. The Act is one of the primary statutes that governs consumer loans, leases, credit sales, and other transactions in West...more
We are now just over halfway through the legislative session. By Friday, February 8, the 31st day of the 60 day regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, the House of Delegates had introduced 944 bills, while the...more
On December 27, 2018, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced? that it had entered into a consent order with an auto lender, resolving allegations that the lender violated the Massachusetts Cost of Consumer...more
On 24 October 2018, the FCA published a report on the progress of its consumer communications campaign on PPI mis-selling (the “CCC”) and its supervision of the manner in which firms are handling PPI complaints....more
A claimant failed to bring a time-barred financial mis-selling claim against its bank via the “backdoor” of an unfair relationship claim under s140A and s140B Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA). The judgment provides useful...more
By a decision held on 25 January 2017 (C-375/15), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarified the question of information (in electronic format) that payment service providers (such as banks) convey to their...more
Content Services created a cloud of uncertainty on whether online banking can be used to "provide" prescribed information. The recent Advocate General opinion in the BAWAG case distinguished Content Services and took a more...more