CFPB's Policy Statement on Abusiveness (Part 2) - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Military Lending Act and Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Overview - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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 December 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report entitled Protecting Those Who Protect Us. The report sought to quantify, for the first time, the use of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act...more
On September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1311, the Military and Veteran Consumer Protection Act of 2022 (the Act), into law. The Act takes direct aim at, among other things, the Military Lending...more
On July 29, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notification letter (the “joint letter”) to “remind” auto lenders and leasing companies of the protections...more
In late September, the Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into two consent orders to resolve allegations related to violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The past year has seen an uptick in regulatory...more
Welcome! Welcome to the new format of All Consuming . We listened to the feedback. A newsletter filled with long articles gives the detailed information some are looking for but becomes another thing that others have to...more
On September 18, 2017, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had entered into a $907,000 settlement with an auto loan lender and servicer (“Defendant”). In its co?mplaint,? filed the same day in the United...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 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”) was signed into law in 2003, greatly expanding prior legislation in order to better assist servicemembers in avoiding default and foreclosure while they are on active duty. The...more