Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Close Look at the Recent Study of the Effects of Illinois' 36% “All-In” Interest Rate Cap on Small-Dollar Credit Availability, with Special Guest Tom Miller
On February 11, 2025, the Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County, ordered a hearing on whether a financing contract between Square Funding LLC and Walsh Roofing Services of Tampa Bay, LLC, was a "merchant cash advance"...more
Recently, Washington State’s Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued interim guidance on its Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA), which became effective on June 6, 2024 and amends the state’s Consumer Loan Act...more
CFPB Issues Filing Instructions Guide for Small Business Lending Data - The CFPB has published instructions for banks and other covered financial institutions to submit small business lending data that is required to be...more
On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed SB 1792, which includes the Illinois Predatory Loan Prevention Act, into law. The new law imposes sweeping changes to the rate authority on consumer purpose...more
On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC” or the “Agency”) adopted a final “true lender” rule governing loans made under third-party relationships with nonbank entities, including fintechs,...more
On August 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) jointly filed suit against two pension loan companies and three individual managers for deceptively marketing...more