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New York attorney general obtains $250K in CFPB’s dropped case

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On June 16, the New York attorney general settled a civil action against a remittance provider in a case dropped by the CFPB earlier this year, which as previously covered by InfoBytes, left the State of New York as the sole...more

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New York State Proposes Consumer Protection Reforms through FAIR Business Practices Act

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What Happened? On March 13, New York state legislators introduced new legislation called the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act. The bill, supported by New York Attorney...more

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State attorneys general file second amicus brief challenging CFPB pause

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On February 21, a group of 23 state attorneys general (AGs) filed an amicus brief in support of the union representing CFPB workers in the union’s request for a preliminary injunction challenging the recent efforts to halt...more

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State Attorneys General Poised to Elevate Regulatory Scrutiny of Digital Asset Businesses

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The Attorney General Alliance (“AGA”) recently issued a collaborative White Paper that signals heightened scrutiny of digital asset businesses by state Attorneys General in coming years. Recognizing that it is “no longer...more

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AG Healey Recovers Over $900,000 from Auto Title Lender

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Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with automobile title lender NH Title Group, Inc. to resolve allegations that it engaged in illegal auto lending practices in violation of Massachusetts consumer protection...more

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CFPB and NY AG Reach $4 Million Settlement with Debt Collectors

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On May 23, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Attorney General (NY AG) announced that they have settled a case filed against six New York debt collection companies and affiliated...more

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CFPB and Arkansas AG Settle with Home Security Company for Alleged FCRA and CFPA Violations

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On December 11, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) and the Arkansas Attorney General (AG) announced that they filed a complaint and proposed stipulated judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more

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CFPB, South Carolina, and Arkansas Sue High-Interest Credit Brokers

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On February 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, and Arkansas Attorney General’s Office announced? that they had filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for...more

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CFPB announces proposed consent order with companies alleged to have collected loans void under state law

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The CFPB announced that it has entered into a proposed consent order with Think Finance and six subsidiaries (collectively, the “Think Entities’) to settle the Bureau’s lawsuit filed in November 2017 that alleged the Think...more

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