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
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Inside the CFPB’s FCRA Guidance Withdrawal — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Inside the CFPB's FCRA Guidance Withdrawal — FCRA Focus Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The Great Debate of Loans vs. Credit Sales — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Impact on Industry of CFPB's Withdrawal of Fair Lending and UDAAP Informal Guidance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Under the Hood: Exploring the CFPB's 2025 Focus — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 2
The Next FCRA Frontier: Identity Theft and CFPB Updates — FCRA Focus Podcast
Fair Lending Shake-Ups: CFPB Vacates Townstone Settlement, FHFA Ends GSEs' Special Purpose Credit Programs — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 1
Shifting Gears: Adapting to Regulatory Changes in Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 2
Podcast - Looking into the Crystal Ball: The Future of Consumer Protection Law Enforcement
The FinReg Frontier: AI and Machine Learning in Consumer Finance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Deep Dive Into Judge Jackson’s Preliminary Injunction Order Against CFPB Acting Director Vought
Over the weekend the Senate by voice vote passed H.R. 2808, the House version of the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, sending the bill to President Trump for signature. The bill is led by Reps. John Rose (R-TN) and Ritchie...more
Earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas approved a consent judgment vacating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Medical Debt Rule. The decision holds that the CFPB...more
On July 11, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule, concluding that the rule exceeded the Bureau’s statutory authority under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The...more
On July 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a status report announcing its decision not to reissue its Medical Debt Collection Advisory Opinion, which had been issued in 2024 to “remind debt...more
A Texas federal judge has voided a Biden Administration CFPB rule that would have prohibited medical debt in credit reports....more
In this special crossover episode between FCRA Focus and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Kim Phan, Dave Gettings, Chris Willis, and Cindy Hanson explore the recent withdrawal of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...more
WebRecon's April 2025 report presents an intriguing mix of data in the consumer complaints and litigation landscape. Despite a downturn in April's case filings compared to March of this year, the year-to-date (YTD) statistics...more
In a sweeping announcement, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revoked nearly 70 interpretive rules, advisory opinions, and guidance documents on May 12, 2025. The Federal Register Notice adds to the pullback on...more
On May 27, the CFPB filed a notice of dismissal with prejudice in its lawsuit against a lease-to-own fintech provider. The lawsuit, filed in July 2023, alleged that the company’s rental-purchase agreements violated several...more
Wiley also has launched a Trump Administration Resource Center and Resource Guide to track Executive branch priorities during the second Administration of President Trump. With Wiley’s deep-rooted understanding of Washington...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso explore the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) recent memo detailing its supervision and enforcement priorities for...more
The CFPB has withdrawn its 1) Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)/Regulation V Proposed Rule (Data Broker Rule), 2) Prohibited Terms and Conditions in Agreements for Consumer Financial Products or Services (Regulation AA)...more
Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed its decision to withdraw the proposed rule titled “Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V)” in the Federal Register....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced the withdrawal of 67 regulatory guidance documents, including interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions that have been issued since the...more
On April 30, the CFPB and two industry associations filed a joint motion with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas requesting that the court vacate the Bureau’s medical debt rule. The associations,...more
In this episode of FCRA Focus, hosts Kim Phan and Dave Gettings bring you the latest updates from the regulatory and litigation sides of the house. Dave shares his insights on the challenges and litigation surrounding...more
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a memo to staff outlining its new supervision and enforcement priorities for 2025....more
In this episode of FCRA Focus, host Dave Gettings is joined by Cindy Hanson, Scott Kelly, and Tim St. George, partners in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, to discuss the most impactful...more
On March 18, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the CFPB’s motion to stay proceedings in a case against a consumer reporting agency. As previously covered in InfoBytes, the CFPB filed a...more
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss a growing trend at both the federal and the state level – new laws and regulations that specifically target data brokers. At the federal level, two new legal frameworks...more
Welcome to the “Data Privacy and Cybersecurity” chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review. Consumer financial services regulators are taking a keen interest in artificial intelligence...more
Welcome to the “Payday and Small-Dollar Lending” chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review. We expect the level of enforcement and regulatory activity in the payday and short-term...more