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McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Deep Dive into Unsecured Lending [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 79]

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The next episode in McGlinchey’s Deep Dive into Lending series takes a close look at unsecured lending with insights from Aaron Kouhoupt and Adam Maarec. They discuss innovations in loan applications, underwriting, and...more

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Chopra says CFPB finalizing medical debt rule; agency issues advisory opinion on debt collector practices

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The CFPB is in the process of completing its final rule intended to ban the inclusion of medical debts in credit reports, bureau Director Rohit Chopra said at a White House session intended to focus on practices in the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Intensifies Scrutiny on Medical Debt Collection Practices

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On October 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion aimed at debt collectors and emphasizing their obligations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Regulation...more

Mayer Brown

CFPB Finalizes Rule Significantly Restricting Credit Card Late Fees

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On March 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a Final Rule that would significantly restrict late fees that consumer credit card issuers may charge to a mere $8—representing approximately a 75% reduction from...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 12: Building Bridges to Credit Access with Dara Duguay

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The United States has built a world-leading consumer credit sector, but many Americans cannot access reasonably priced credit. Dara Duguay, CEO of Credit Builders Alliance, shares her insights about policy changes,...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - September Top 10

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So what happened at the CFPB in the past month? Bite #10 - Trade groups submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee supporting HR 4773 - Nearly 30 trade groups, led by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), submitted...more

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EBA Consults on its Benchmark Rate Under the MCD

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The Mortgage Credit Directive (2014/17/EU) (MCD) requires that creditors create two illustrative examples for variable rate mortgages on the basis of a benchmark rate specified by the EBA. Consequently, the EBA has developed...more

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CFPB Takes Action Against Second Indirect Auto Finance Company in Three Days

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On October 1, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its second enforcement action in three days against an indirect auto finance company. In its latest action, the CFPB took aim at indirect auto...more

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CFPB issues final rule expanding definition of “small creditor” and “rural areas” under TILA

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The CFPB has issued a final rule that revises the definitions of “small creditor” and “rural areas” under Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). The final rule is effective January 1, 2016. We previously reported on...more

BakerHostetler

CFPB Expands “Small Creditor” and “Rural Area” Definitions for Qualified Mortgages

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On September 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released final and revised versions of mortgage rules regarding small creditors. These changes should ease lenders’ ability to originate qualified mortgages...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Federal Appeals Court Holds that the FDCPA Means What It Says Regarding Definition of “Debt Collector”

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Lenders and their attorneys generally recognize that lenders who are engaged in collecting their own loans are not “debt collectors” under the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). Debtors and their attorneys...more

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Can You be Regulated by the CFPB?

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, was created to enforce various consumer finance laws like the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Home Mortgage...more

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84 House members urge expedited CFPB action on small business lending data collection rules

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84 House members recently wrote to the CFPB to urge it to expedite rulemaking to implement the small business lending data requirements of Dodd-Frank Section 1071. Section 1071 amended the ECOA to require financial...more

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Revised Military Lending Act Rules Impose New Compliance Obligations on a Wide Variety of Creditors

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The Department of Defense (DOD) recently finalized amendments to its Military Lending Act (MLA) regulations that impose new compliance obligations on a wide variety of creditors, including issuers of credit cards and...more

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CFPB publishes TRID rule questions index

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The CFPB has posted on its website an index to the various questions regarding the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule that were addressed during the five webinars on the rule conducted by CFPB staff. The index...more

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