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New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Issues Finding of Probable Cause Against Consumer Financial Services Company for...

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On March 11, New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew Platkin and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that DCR issued a finding of probable cause against Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding (Advance...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFPB and DOJ Release Joint Statement on Fair Lending and Credit Opportunities for Noncitizen Borrowers

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The joint statement provides helpful guidance on the civil rights implications of considering an individual’s immigration status under the ECOA. On October 12, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB removes changes regarding discrimination as an unfair practice from UDAAP exam manual but appeals from district court order...

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In September 2023, the CFPB updated its UDAAP Examination Manual to remove the changes it made in March 2022 which provided that unfair acts or practices encompassed discriminatory conduct, even in circumstances to which...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Minnesota Expands its Fair Lending Statute to Cover Gender Identity Discrimination

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Minnesota has expanded its fair lending statute to prohibit discriminating against a person in the extension of credit or in the requirements of obtaining credit because of gender identity. Prior to this amendment, the...more

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CFPB Files Opening Brief in its Appeal of District Court Ruling that ECOA Applies Only to Applicants

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On June 14, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed its opening brief in its appeal of a U.S. district court’s decision in the CFPB’s enforcement action against Townstone Mortgage (Townstone). The CFPB’s...more

Saul Ewing LLP

CFPB v. Townstone Financial - Federal Court Limits Equal Credit Opportunity Act Claims to Lending “Applicants” Only

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​In Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Townstone Financial, Inc., the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) brought suit against Townstone, a mortgage broker/lender, and its co-founder and chief executive,...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - 2022 Annual Review - Nondiscrimination and Military Protection Laws

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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

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Is Different Pricing for Non-Credit Products and Services Illegal Discrimination? Yes, Says the CFPB, Massachusetts, and the FTC

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made news this year when it announced that it considered discrimination to be illegal as an "unfair" practice, including in situations where fair lending laws do not apply. In March,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Settles ECOA Claims Against Used Maryland Car Dealership

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The Department of Justice recently announced that it had settled a lawsuit filed in 2019 that alleged a Maryland used car dealership discriminated against African Americans in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by...more

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