Regulatory Rollback: CFPB’s Withdrawal of Informal Guidance Sparks New Litigation Dynamics – The Consumer 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
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
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced a significant shift in its enforcement priorities, choosing not to prioritize actions related to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans under the Truth in Lending...more
On February 27, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reportedly ordered the CFPB to reinstate employees who are veterans, disabled veterans, and military spouses who were previously terminated. The CFPB reinstated these...more
On December 5, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a joint letter directed at financial service providers to reinforce the importance of interest rate protections...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the October 2024 webinar. ...more
On September 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Office of Servicemember Affairs released its 2023 annual report highlighting complaint trends submitted by active-duty servicemembers, veterans and...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Burau) released its annual report detailing the financial challenges faced by servicemembers, veterans, and military families. In 2023, this group submitted nearly...more
On August 29, the CFPB issued a consent order against a non-bank direct mortgage lender for misrepresenting the cost of its cash-out refinance loans, which are guaranteed under the VA home loan program, to active-duty...more
The CFPB reached a settlement with New Day Financial, LLC (NewDay), to resolve allegations that the non-bank mortgage lender violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act by misleading active-duty servicemembers and veterans...more
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced it had entered into a consent order with NewDay USA, a Florida-based non-bank direct mortgage lender, over allegations that the lender misled...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the January 2024 webinar....more
On January 2, the CFPB reported it had sent nearly $6 million to consumers harmed by illegal lending practices that specifically targeted veterans. Between 2019 and 2020, the CFPB filed four suits against several loan...more
On November 1, the CFPB published a broad summary of several findings regarding how financial institutions may not be doing all they can to help service members under federal legislation. For instance, in 2022, the CFPB found...more
On February 27, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order against RMK Financial Corporation d/b/a Majestic Home Loan (RMK), a California-based mortgage lender, based on allegations...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws. The CFPB has historically been particularly active with respect to...more
On July 13, 2022, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled “Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud.” A recording of the...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, announced Operation Corrupt Collector, a nationwide law...more
On September 2, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it had entered into a consent order with a Delaware-based VA-mortgage lender, resolving allegations that the company had engaged in deceptive...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a new online “dashboard” that makes certain data received from active duty servicemembers and veterans publicly available. ...more
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
The CFPB filed a complaint in a South Carolina federal district court against Upstate Law Group LLC. and two of its individual owners and managers that alleges the defendants violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act’s...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is a U.S. government agency created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The CFPB is the first federal agency tasked solely with the...more
The CFPB recently published the latest complaint snapshot report which detailed complaint numbers, trends, and top issues reported by servicemembers, veterans, and their families across the country....more
The CFPB has issued a report, “Mortgages to First-time Homebuying Servicemembers,” that focuses on mortgage loans made from 2006 to 2016 to first-time homebuyers who are serving in the military or are veterans....more
The CFPB announced that it has entered a settlement with Mark Corbett to resolve the Bureau’s allegations that Mr. Corbett violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act in connection with his brokering of contracts providing...more