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CFPB and Pawn Store Operator to Settle MLA Suit

On May 30, the CFPB and a national pawn store operator filed a joint status report in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas announcing that they have reached an agreement to resolve a 2021 Bureau lawsuit...more

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State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - May the Force of Law Be with You

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Attorney General James sued a national bank and its holding company for the bank's alleged practices relating to its offering of online savings accounts. Specifically, the AG claims that the bank offered a "high interest"...more

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CFPB Moves Forward with Military Lending Act Enforcement Against Installment Lender 

On March 10, 2025, the CFPB informed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that it will proceed with litigation against a short-term installment lender and its subsidiary for alleged violations of the...more

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Minnesota AG Enters into Consent Order Over High-Cost Online Lenders, Discharging Over $1 Million in Loans

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On Tuesday, November 26, the Minnesota Attorney General’s office (AG) announced it filed a consent order to resolve allegations that online lenders were charging interest on loans in excess of the amounts prescribed under...more

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FirstCash Files Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Case Filed by CFPB

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FirstCash, a national pawnshop chain, is asking a federal judge to confirm that it has a statutory defense to all of the CFPB’s claims that it violated the Military Lending Act (MLA) while also asking the judge to drop three...more

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NYDFS Continues Series of Fair Lending Enforcement Actions against New York State-Chartered Banks

NYDFS is closely evaluating fair lending compliance at the institutions it regulates, and bringing enforcement actions based on statistical analyses of lenders’ loan portfolios. NYDFS has entered into a series of consent...more

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DFPI Issues Consent Order to Auto Title Lender

On December 14, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it entered into a consent order with an LA-based auto title lender to resolve allegations that the company violated...more

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CFPB Auto Finance Consent Order: A Sign of Things to Come for Add-On Products?

On May 21, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 3rd Generation, Inc. d/b/a California Auto Finance entered into a Consent Order in which the CFPB alleged unfair acts or practices in connection with an...more

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CFPB announces proposed consent order with companies alleged to have collected loans void under state law

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The CFPB announced that it has entered into a proposed consent order with Think Finance and six subsidiaries (collectively, the “Think Entities’) to settle the Bureau’s lawsuit filed in November 2017 that alleged the Think...more

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North Carolina AG Settles with Out-of-State Payday Lender for $825,000

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On January 27, 2020, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (North Carolina AG) reached ?a settlement with an out-of-state payday lender for $825,000. The Attorney General obtained a consent temporary restraining order...more

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California Department of Business Oversight Enters Into $900,000 Consent Order With Payday Lender

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On January 22, 2019, the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a payday lender to resolve allegations that the company violated the California Financing Law,...more

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Massachusetts AG Settles With Auto Lender Over Exceeding Interest Rate Caps

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On December 27, 2018, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced? that it had entered into a consent order with an auto lender, resolving allegations that the lender violated the Massachusetts Cost of Consumer...more

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Virginia AG Settles Action Against Pawnbroker Over Illegal Interest Rates

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On May 9, 2017, the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia AG) announced that it had entered into a proposed consent order to resolve an action filed in Spotsylvania County Circuit Court against a...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - May 2017

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Editor's Note - In This Issue. The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released its final handbook for...more

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CFPB and VA AG Take Action Against Pawnbroker

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On February 2, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia AG) announced the filing of a complaint and a stipulated consent order in the United...more

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DOJ Settles Fair Lending Claims Based on Bank's Pricing Policy for Vehicle-Secured Loans

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a proposed consent order with Charter Bank to settle charges that the bank violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) by discriminating on the basis of national origin...more

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Online Fast Cash Lenders to Pay $9 Million to Settle Claims of Illegal Lending to North Carolina Consumers

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On June 21, 2016, the North Carolina Attorney General announced that two online fast cash lenders have agreed to pay more than $9 million in refunds for allegedly illegal loans issued to North Carolina consumers. The...more

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Colorado Attorney General Announces Lenders Will Return $8 Million to Consumers over Alleged Usurious Loans

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On June 8, 2016, the Colorado Attorney General announced that several national lenders were ordered to pay approximately $8 million in restitution to Colorado consumers over alleged usurious loans, which violated Colorado’s...more

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Why Does the CFPB Want to Curb Auto Lenders’ Discretion to Charge Higher or Lower Interest Rates?

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On July 14, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced they had reached a “groundbreaking settlement” with American Honda Finance Corporation (“Honda”).(1) The...more

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