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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
Key Points - - The CFPB and DOJ have recently prioritized enforcement of federal servicemember protections. - The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and Military Lending Act provide key protections such as interest rate caps,...more
On August 29, the CFPB issued a consent order against a non-bank direct mortgage lender for misrepresenting the cost of its cash-out refinance loans, which are guaranteed under the VA home loan program, to active-duty...more
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
The CFPB has released the Summer 2023 edition of Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of auto origination and servicing, consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits, mortgage...more
A new report from the Urban Institute examining the 2015 expansion of the Military Lending Act (“MLA”) concludes that it did not lead to better credit and debt outcomes for servicemembers and may instead have limited access...more
A group of Democratic House members, joined by a Republican House member, has reintroduced a bill (H.R. 5974) that would make consumer credit extended to any consumer subject to the Military Lending Act’s “all-in” 36% rate...more
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Predatory Loan Prevention Act (Act) into immediate effect on March 23. The Act imposes sweeping changes and contains broad language, leaving the state’s lenders and...more
The Department of Defense announced in its Fall 2019 rulemaking agenda that it is engaged in proposed rulemaking to amend its Military Lending Act (MLA) regulations, apparently in order to allow non-bank creditors to provide...more
On December 14, 2017, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) published final interpretive rules (the “2017 Interpretive Rule”) amending previously issued interpretive rules on the Military Lending Act (“MLA”). The 2017...more
Lenders and servicers seeking to comply with the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA) who depend on the commonly used Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) database have a little more comfort now on the accuracy of their...more
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
On July 22, 2015, the Department of Defense (DOD) published sweeping changes to its rules that implement the Military Lending Act (MLA). The amended rules significantly expand the scope of the MLA provisions by covering both...more
On July 21, 2015, the Department of Defense (DOD) adopted sweeping changes to its rules that implement the Military Lending Act (MLA). The amended rules significantly expand the scope of the MLA provisions by covering both...more