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CFPB Highlights Fair Lending Risks in Advanced Credit Scoring Models

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Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its latest Supervisory Highlights report, focusing on the use of advanced technologies in credit scoring models. ...more

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FloatMe Settlement with FTC Contains Exacting Requirements

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On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction, Monetary Judgment, and Other Relief (the “Order”) with FloatMe Corp. (“FloatMe”), a fintech that offers...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFPB Issues Guidance on AI Use in Credit Decisions

On September 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Consumer Protection Circular, “Adverse Action Notification Requirements and the Proper Use of the CFPB’s Sample Forms Provided in Regulation B”...more

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Fintech Week in Review - June 2021 #2

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A buy-now pay-later company faces a potential class action alleging it hid the risk of overdraft and NSF fees from its users. Leaders of the CFPB’s Fair Lending Office published an article encouraging the use of special...more

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Fintech Week in Review - February 2021

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UK Set to Move Forward on BNPL Regulation - The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently issued a report on the market conditions for buy-now pay-later (BNPL) unsecured lending. The report recommends...more

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Lawmaker seeks CFPB fair lending investigation of fintech small business lenders

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A Democratic congressman has raised concerns about potentially discriminatory lending practices used by fintech companies that extend credit to small businesses, calling on the CFPB “to vigorously investigate whether [such...more

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CFPB Poised to Expand Regulation to Small Business Lending: Expect the Unexpected

Recent initiatives by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or Bureau) to dramatically expand its regulation of small business lending present a confluence of concerns to industry participants. These initiatives...more

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