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Proposed New York FAIR Business Practices Act Aims to Expand Consumer Protections Against Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Practices

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On March 13, New York State introduced proposed legislation titled the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Act). The proposed legislation seeks to broaden the scope of...more

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CFPB Shifts Supervision and Enforcement Priorities; Staff Reduction Stayed by Court

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On April 16, the CFPB released an internal memo outlining major shifts in its supervision and enforcement priorities, signaling a retreat from several areas of regulatory activity. The next day, the Bureau issued formal...more

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CFPB rescinds enforcement, supervisory priority documents, outlines new priorities for 2025

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The CFPB is rescinding its existing enforcement and supervision priority documents, according to a memo sent to bureau staff by CFPB Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta....more

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CFPB study examines cash-out refinancing and nonmortgage debts

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On January 24, the CFPB published a report titled “Cash-Out Refinances and Paydown Behavior of Non-mortgage Debt Balances,” which examined the use of proceeds by borrowers who obtained cash-out refinancing between 2014 and...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – December 2024 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter- October 2024 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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CFPB focuses on auto finance practices in latest Supervisory Highlights

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On October 7, the CFPB released the Fall edition of its Supervisory Highlights, “Special Edition Auto Finance,” focusing on the auto finance market. The report highlights various supervisory observations and enforcement...more

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CFPB Publishes Consumer Response Annual Report

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The CFPB published its Consumer Response Annual Report for 2023, which discusses the consumer complaints received by the CFPB in that year and how companies responded to those complaints. The CFPB monitors consumers’...more

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CFPB Annual Report Sees Continued Increase in Consumer Reporting Complaints and Complaints Involving Fraudulent Activity, Student...

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On March 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Consumer Response Annual Report, providing a high-level overview of the 1,657,600 consumer complaints received by the Bureau from January 1...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Debt Collection

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to debt collection. If debt collection in 2023 had a theme it would be medical debt....more

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Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review and A Look Ahead

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We are pleased to share our annual review of regulatory and legal developments in the consumer financial services industry. With active federal and state legislatures, consumer financial services providers faced a challenging...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - January 2024 - A Hazy Shade of Winter With the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the January 2024 webinar....more

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The State AG Report – 9.7.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Google Reaches Settlement with AGs from 50 States, D.C.,...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - July 2023 - Freedom, Independence, and Celebration From the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the July 2023 webinar. Bite 10: Public Inquiry Launched into Credit Card and Loan Products for Healthcare Costs - On July 7,...more

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CFPB report highlights problems military families have experienced with digital payment apps

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On June 20, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report, which analyzes consumer complaints received from servicemembers, veterans, and their families for...more

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Junk Fees Continue to be Focus of CFPB, Biden Administration

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On March 8, the CFPB released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights reporting on unlawful junk fees that were uncovered in a variety of servicing markets, including bank account deposits, auto loan servicing,...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - April 2023 - Stress Awareness Month and the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the April 2023 webinar....more

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CFPB Special Edition Report: Uncovering Unlawful Junk Fees in Deposit Accounts and Loan Servicing Markets

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March 8, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its special edition Supervisory Highlights report, which focuses on Junk Fees found in deposit accounts and multiple loan servicing markets, such as...more

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2022 Year In Review - Consumer Finance

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2022 saw a flurry of regulatory activity by federal enforcement agencies — most notably, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, or Bureau) — as the industry began to experience the full effects of the change in...more

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9th Circuit affirms decision in FCRA, CFPA, and TSR suit

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In December, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling holding an individual liable for violations of the FCRA, the TSR, and the CFPA after the defendant, who allegedly “played a...more

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CFPB issues annual fair lending report (UPDATED)

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The CFPB recently issued its annual fair lending report covering its fair lending activity in 2021. ...more

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All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 5

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CFPB Invokes Dormant Authority to Examine Nonbank Companies Posing Risks to Consumers and CFPB Claims Oversight Over More Entities Including Fintechs; Says It Will Publish Supervisory Determinations - "The CFPB is also...more

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CFPB Publishes Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights

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On May 2, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published its spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights report. As discussed in more detail below, the report addresses observations made in examinations...more

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CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Issues in Several Financial Institution Practices

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On May 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Supervisory Highlights report on legal violations discovered during examinations in the second half of 2021....more

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CFPB Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights looks at auto servicing, credit reporting, credit card account management, debt...

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The CFPB has released the Spring 2022 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection,...more

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