Regulatory Rollback: CFPB’s Withdrawal of Informal Guidance Sparks New Litigation Dynamics – The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Road to Regulation: Vehicle Service Contracts Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Unpacking Leases and RTO Models — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Current State of the Holder Rule: Friend or Foe? — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Earned-Wage Access — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Earned-Wage Access — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Balch’s Consumer Finance Compass: How Standing Can Make or Break Certification for Class Action Lawsuits in Debt Collection
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Banking on Lending Models — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The Great Debate of Loans vs. Credit Sales — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Explore the Impact of Point-of-Sale Finance in Our Upcoming Series — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Welcoming a New Payment Pro: Jason Cover Joins the Payments Pros Podcast — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Shifting Gears: Adapting to Regulatory Changes in Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Unlocking the Secrets of Reverse Mortgages — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The FinReg Frontier: AI and Machine Learning in Consumer Finance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How to Use the Restatement of Consumer Contracts - A Guide for Judges
Mock Jury Exercises: Enhancing Litigation Strategy in Consumer Financial Services Cases — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Navigating 2025: Regulatory Shift to the States and the FTC in the Digital Asset Landscape — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Requiem for the Rules: The Rise and Fall of the Junk Fee and CARS Rules — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
2024 in Review: Major Debt Collection Trends and 2025 Outlook — The Consumer Finance Podcast
As previously reported, both the House and Senate passed bills to ban “trigger leads,” except in limited circumstances, although the versions of the bills that were previously passed are slightly different. The one difference...more
In a significant turn of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has decided to initiate a new rulemaking process concerning its final rule on personal financial data rights under Section 1033 of the...more
The FTC has recently taken action against two student loan debt relief companies and their owners....more
On January 14, Governor Kathy Hochul announced new proposals to protect New York consumers as part of her 2025 State of the State. Her proposals included legislation to: (i) combat algorithmic price discrimination by...more
The CFPB has published a proposed rule that would ban companies from using contract clauses that the bureau said limit fundamental freedom, including those that waive a consumer’s legal rights and fine print that suppresses...more
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) anticipates a shift in its leadership with the incoming administration of President Trump, the Bureau has released a report titled “Strengthening State-Level...more
Recently, the Eastern District of Kentucky denied a motion to dismiss under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) after finding the plaintiffs alleged sufficient facts to support a reasonable inference that credit reports were...more
On November 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new report titled, “State Consumer Privacy Laws and the Monetization of Consumer Financial Data.” The report provides an overview of the state...more
The financial services and banking industry landscape continues to evolve in the face of new and emerging technologies. This phenomenon is especially prevalent in the sharing of consumer data between financial institutions...more
Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Services Law Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section met in Santa Barbara for its winter meeting. This conference brings together practitioners in consumer...more
The fourth quarter of 2023 has seen significant proposed rulemaking from regulators. Just over a week after the Federal Trade Commission issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on its “junk fees” rule, the Consumer Financial...more
On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Board (“CFPB”) released a proposed rule that, if enacted, would grant consumers greater access rights to the data their financial institutions hold. Under the proposed...more
It's the best of times and the worst of times for our pop-culture loving crew of consumer financial services lawyers. The movies are on a high with record box office receipts and stellar reviews for Barbie and Oppenheimer (or...more
Last month, the Colorado attorney general released a third version of draft rules to implement and enforce the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). A hearing on the proposed draft rules was held February 1. ...more
Eric Johnson, Patty Covington, and Nikki Munro located the old crystal ball, dusted it off, and looked intently at it to come up with auto sales, finance, and lease predictions for this year. Here's what they saw. ...more
Effective January 1, 2022, California implemented several important changes to its consumer protection laws, ranging from data privacy to debt collection to updates to the Consumer Legal Remedies Act....more
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is a federal law that establishes various legal requirements for companies that qualify as “financial institutions” under the Act. The GLBA’s definition of a “financial institution” is...more
Biden Administration May Undo Certain Trump-Era Mortgage Rules - "Consumer advocates believe the rules may promote the sort of risky borrowing that led to the financial crisis in 2008." Why this is important: The...more
A federal District Court judge in Nevada has dismissed a case filed by several trade associations against the Commissioner of the Financial Institutions Division (“FID”) of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry and...more
Real Property Update - Condition Precedent / Summary Judgment: Master association was not an owner of the condominium association and lacked standing to defend litigation based upon condominium association’s alleged...more
The three trade groups challenging an amendment to Nevada law that allows an applicant for credit with no credit history to request that the creditor deem the applicant’s credit history to be identical to that of the...more
Recently, the California Assembly passed a number of amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which reduces the requirements for B2B lenders operating with customers located in California. ...more
On October 1, three trade groups filed a lawsuit in Nevada federal court challenging an amendment to Nevada law that allows an applicant for credit with no credit history to request that the creditor deem the applicant’s...more
Real Property Update - Construction / Statute of Repose: the installation of an attic ladder is an improvement to real property; thus, the ten-year statute of repose of section 95.11(3)(c) applies - Harrell v. The Ryland...more
Apple has partnered with Goldman Sachs to offer a privacy-protected credit card that has no signature, card number or any other personal information except your name....more