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DOJ Seeks Early Termination of Lakeland Bank Redlining Consent Order

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion with a federal district court to terminate early the September 2022 consent order with Lakeland Bank (Lakeland) that settled allegations of redlining under the Fair...more

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Current Enforcement Efforts in the Battle Against COVID-19 Loan Program Fraud

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented impacts around the world including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and economic uncertainty. Businesses across the United States were forced to close their doors, limit...more

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Sanctions move up the agenda for lenders and borrowers

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Compliance with sanctions regimes has been a priority for debt markets. Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the stakes for lenders and borrowers are higher than ever - Intensifying geopolitical tensions and the US...more

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At Fair Lending Conference, DOJ Officials Discuss the “Combatting Redlining Initiative”: Progress Made and the Road Ahead

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Last week, the annual Community Reinvestment Act & Fair Lending Colloquium took place in Austin, Texas. Two officials from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) discussed in detail the “Combatting Redlining Initiative” led by...more

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DOJ Announces Two More Multi-Million Dollar Redlining Settlements, States Two Dozen More Active Investigations Underway

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In the last three weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached two more settlements with lenders under its Combatting Redlining Initiative, which began in October 2021. On September 27, the DOJ announced that...more

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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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U.S. Attorney's Office Settles False Claims Act Allegations with Paycheck Protection Program Lender

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On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Southern District of Texas announced ​that it had reached a settlement with a bank that served as a lender under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to...more

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DOJ Announces First-In-The-Nation False Claims Act Settlement with PPP Lender

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​​​​​​​The government has been actively investigating and prosecuting Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP” or the “Program”) fraud ever since the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) rolled out the Program in the Spring of...more

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Government Announces First FCA Settlement with PPP Lender

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on September 12, the first-ever False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lender. Prosperity Bank, a Texas-based regional bank, agreed to pay...more

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PPP Lenders Beware: The DOJ Secured A First-Of-Its-Kind FCA Settlement

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​​​​​​​In response to “a series of sensational congressional investigations into the sale of provisions and munitions to the War Department” where “the United States had been billed for nonexistent or worthless goods, charged...more

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Fintechs Face DOJ, House Scrutiny Over PPP Lending

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In a June 3, 2022 court filing, Kabbage, Inc. (doing business as KServicing), a fintech lender, disclosed that it is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) under the False Claims Act. The investigation,...more

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False Claims Act Case Tracker for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud - Update

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In the Spring of 2020, the Small Business Association (“SBA”) began administering the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP” or the “Program”) to provide SBA-backed loans to help eligible businesses maintain their workforces...more

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HUB Talks: Voluntary Disclosure: Deep Dive - They Still Know What You Did Last Summer—Phase 2 of the U.S. Government's Response to...

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In this second episode of our series on the government's response to the Paycheck Protection Program, white collar practitioners Chris Nasson, David Rybicki, Neil Smith, and Hayley Trahan-Liptak discuss the second phase of...more

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PPP Lenders and Fraudulent Borrowers: False Claims Act Liability and AML Risk

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Can BSA/AML Requirements Lead to Deemed Knowledge of Borrower Fraud? The first two weeks of August brought a milestone of sorts in the ongoing recovery from the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more

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U.S. Paycheck Protection Program Lenders: Risks of False Claims Act Enforcement Actions

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Congress has recently updated the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to stabilize the economy in response to the troubling economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lenders should be aware that the federal government’s efforts...more

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SBA Announces: “SBA may begin a review of any PPP loan of any size at any time in SBA’s discretion” & DOJ Announces Multiple...

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Between May 20 and May 22, SBA announced three new Interim Final Rules and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced three new fraud prosecutions stemming from PPP loans. Those prosecutions reflect that the DOJ does not...more

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Enforcement Risks and the CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, provided for the establishment and expansion of a range of economic assistance programs designed to help...more

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Consumer financial services: The road ahead: Mortgage origination and servicing

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In 2018, the CFPB issued multiple rules, and Congress passed legislation, to clarify, revise and update the regulatory framework applicable to the home mortgage origination and servicing market....more

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DOJ Obtains $907,000 Settlement for Auto Lender’s Repossession of Active Duty Servicemembers’ Vehicles

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On September 18, 2017, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had entered into a $907,000 settlement with an auto loan lender and servicer (“Defendant”). In its co?mplaint,? filed the same day in the United...more

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CFPB Poised to Continue Focused Scrutiny of Indirect Auto Lenders

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Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a joint enforcement action with the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC), an indirect auto lender, which,...more

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