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Unsecured lending remains a dynamic, fast-evolving segment of the consumer finance market — drawing increasing attention from regulators, litigators, and market participants alike. In this next installment of our Deep Dives...more
The CFPB has reached a settlement in its lawsuit against FirstCash, Inc. and its 19 subsidiaries alleging violations of the Military Lending Act (MLA). The parties have jointly filed a stipulated final judgment and proposed...more
On May 6, the CFPB announced it will not prioritize enforcement of its May 2024 interpretive rule which classified Buy Now, Pay Later providers as credit card issuers subject to TILA and Regulation Z (covered by InfoBytes...more
On April 7, DailyPay, LLC, an employer-integrated earned wage access (EWA) provider, filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, seeking declaratory relief to prevent the enforcement of state and federal...more
On April 7, an earned wage access (EWA) provider filed a complaint seeking declaratory relief against the New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in U.S. SDNY. The plaintiff requested relief from the OAG’s enforcement...more
On March 28, the CFPB announced that it will not prioritize enforcement or supervision of the remaining provisions of its Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans Regulation, which were set to take...more
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) faces uncertainty, state attorneys general (state AGs) are poised to fill the enforcement gap in consumer financial protection. With the CFPB’s future in question, state AGs...more
On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) dropped its high-profile enforcement action against Acima in Utah federal district court. This is yet another CFPB matter that has hit the dust following the...more
Under CPLR 3213, a plaintiff can move for summary judgment in lieu of complaint which, under the right circumstances, serves as a useful tool to avoid extensive litigation and obtain speedy relief. Recently, in JADR...more
On December 23, 2024, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced a consent order with a lender to resolve its investigation into the company’s crypto-backed lending program, which the...more
On February 21, the CFPB voluntarily dismissed its case against an online lending platform, ending a suit filed in May 2024. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the CFPB sued the platform last spring, alleging it violated the...more
On January 15, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CPFB” or the “Bureau”) took three coordinated actions related to home equity contracts (also referred to as “home equity investments,” “home equity agreements,”...more
On January 8, the CFPB announced its intent to pursue rulemaking that would allow the agency to oversee nonbank personal loan lender. The announcement came in response to a petition filed in September 2022 by the Consumer...more
As detailed in our prior blog the Government of Canada proposed amendments to lower the criminal interest rate to an annual percentage rate (APR) of 35 percent (the prior criminal interest rate, being an effective rate of 60...more
The Attorney General for the District of Columbia has filed suit against ActiveHours Inc., doing business as EarnIn, alleging that the app-based lender deceptively marketed and provided illegal high-interest loans to more...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
On October 15, the CFPB and DOJ announced an enforcement action against a mortgage company, alleging it engaged in redlining against majority-Black neighborhoods in the greater Birmingham, Alabama area. According to the...more
On October 10, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a landmark redlining settlement with Citadel Federal Credit Union (Citadel), marking the first such agreement with a credit union in the DOJ’s history. This...more
The Justice Department announced that Citadel Federal Credit Union has agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of redlining majority-Black and Hispanic...more
The Introduction to the Complaint which was filed by the CFPB on May 17, 2024 against Solo Funding, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Central District of California – Western Division Los Angeles (Judge R. Gary...more
A recent study, Government Litigation Risk and the Decline in Low-Income Mortgage Lending, provides further evidence that the law of unintended consequences reigns supreme, particularly in the realm of public policy. The...more
New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit on March 5 against Yellowstone Capital, its founder David Glass, and a network of 30 other affiliated companies and individuals. James alleges that Yellowstone...more
A California state court recently denied a preliminary injunction sought by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (the DFPI) in its long-running litigation against Opportunity Financial (OppFi)...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the July 2023 webinar. Bite 10: Public Inquiry Launched into Credit Card and Loan Products for Healthcare Costs - On July 7,...more
On May 10, SoLo Funds, Inc. (Solo), one of the largest community lending platforms in the United States, entered into a settlement with the District of Columbia attorney general (OAG). The settlement resolves claims that the...more