Wild Times for the Community Reinvestment Act
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The Great Debate of Loans vs. Credit Sales — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Explore the Impact of Point-of-Sale Finance in Our Upcoming Series — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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Insider Transaction Traps for the Unwary
Driven by Data: Auto Finance Trends Uncovered - Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
Dialing In: The TCPA and Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Williams Mullen Mezzanine Lending Video Series - Episode 5
Unlawful Debt Collection Claims - RICO Report Podcast
Advancing Agriculture - Identifying and Addressing Distressed Debts
Pillsbury's Industry Insights - Episode #22: Real Estate Market Update
Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part III - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR - LOAN REGIME METHOD OF SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE
THE WAY WE WERE
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part II - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
On March 25, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill, SB 1252, which would have subjected persons “[m]aking, offering, assisting, or arranging a debtor to obtain a loan” to the state’s 12 percent usury limit. The bill...more
On March 25, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed two bills that sought to impose new restrictions on “high-risk” artificial intelligence (AI) systems and fintech lending partnerships. The vetoes reflect the Governor’s...more
On January 8, Senate Bill No. 1252 (SB 1252) was introduced to the Virginia General Assembly, aiming to amend and reenact sections of the Code of Virginia related to the application of usury rates. Just two weeks ago, the...more
In representing fintech companies and other lenders, we increasingly confront claims against debt buyers or entities with bank partner relationships brought under Pennsylvania’s Consumer Discount Company Act (CDCA) and the...more
On October 30, the Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles denied the DFPI’s motion for a preliminary injunction to force a Chicago-based fintech company to stop facilitating loans to California borrowers from its...more
On June 1, 2022, plaintiff Kristen Michael filed a class action lawsuit against FinTech lender Opportunity Financial, LLC (“OppFi”) on behalf of herself and a putative class alleging, inter alia, that OppFi loans money at an...more
On March 7, 2022, a fintech filed a lawsuit in California state court asking the court to declare that an interest rate limit under the California Financing Law (CFL) does not apply to the short-term consumer loans made by an...more
Congress has voted to overturn the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (“OCC’s”) “true lender” rule under the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”), and the President has signed the resolution. Repeal of the “true lender”...more
If I told you I was going to give you money now and forcibly take it back from you a few days from now, that is a loan. If you paid me a fee for this, you’d probably presume this to be interest on your loan. But what if...more
Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act - What You Need to Know - Between the Civil War and 1940, the United States periodically had legislation that prevented lawsuits against soldiers and sailors during times of conflict. Then,...more
There were significant developments in 2019 as courts continued to issue important decisions in this space and significant legislation impacting the residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) market came into effect. A...more
On December 23, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an Industry Letter instructing each institution it regulates, including banks and licensed Fintechs, to make submissions describing the...more
On Monday, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to compel arbitration in Bethune v. Lending Club Corporation, et al., a closely watched putative class action raising important issues...more