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CFPB dismisses and withdraws from several cases

Recently, the CFPB has been actively dismissing or withdrawing from multiple cases following stays and joint dismissals. These include disputes originated under the previous administration involving banking associations,...more

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CFPB seeks withdrawal from auto finance suit

On April 24, the CFPB filed a memorandum in support of a consent motion to withdraw as a plaintiff in its enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The case involves the CFPB and the...more

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CFPB Dismisses Two Actions Against Student Loan Trusts and Subprime Auto Lender 

The CFPB recently dropped two more lawsuits it brought under the Chopra administration—one involving a student loan securitization trust and the other regarding a subprime auto finance company. Both lawsuits included...more

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Auto Finance Under the Microscope: Unpacking Landmark FTC and AG Settlements — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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In this episode, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso from Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group are joined by Chris Carlson, a partner in the Regulatory Investigations Strategy and Enforcement...more

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Fifth Circuit Set to Weigh Challenge to FTC’s CARS Rule - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

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The administrative challenge brought by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and another trade association against the Combating Auto Retail Scams (“CARS”) Trade Regulation Rule, issued last year by the Federal...more

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FTC Continues Aggressive Enforcement Actions To Deter Deceptive Pricing Practices By Car Dealers - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive...

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On Thursday, August 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Arizona Attorney General announced a $2.6 million settlement to resolve claims that Coulter Motor Company used deceptive online advertising to lure...more

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FTC and Arizona AG Reach $2.6 Million Settlement with Motor Vehicle Dealer Over Alleged Deceptive and Discriminatory Sales and...

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Arizona announced a joint action against Coulter Motor Company, an Arizona-based motor vehicle dealership, and its former general manager, for allegedly engaging...more

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The State AG Report – 8.10.2023

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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: •AGs Fight Against Saks No-Poach Agreements with Luxury...more

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CFPB Sues Auto-Loan Servicer for Alleged “Kill Switch” Activation

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The CFPB filed a lawsuit against USASF Servicing, LLC for allegedly violating the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 by engaging in illegal practices that harmed consumers with auto loans....more

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The State AG Report – 3.23.2023

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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: •Kia and Hyundai Urged by Bipartisan Coalition of AGs to...more

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Indiana AG Settles with Company over Allegedly Providing Unfair and Deceptive Personal Loans to Finance Auto Purchases

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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions announced a settlement in excess of $250,000 with Integrity Acceptance Corp., affiliated companies, and their owners to resolve...more

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Massachusetts AG Settles Enforcement Action Against Auto Lender

On February 2, the Massachusetts Attorney General announced that her office entered into an assurance of discontinuance with an auto loan provider to settle allegations of certain illegal auto loan collection practices....more

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The CFPB and New York Attorney General’s Office Levy New Attack On Subprime Indirect Auto Financing in Complaint Filed Against...

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On January 4, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against Credit Acceptance...more

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State AG Updates: Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Kansas, Florida, Rhode Island and AG Coalitions

In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss: • The Colorado AG’s $4 million settlement with two credit unions related to auto loan GAP fees...more

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Massachusetts AG Enters Into $7.6 Million Settlement With Auto Dealer

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On February 2, 2023, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (Massachusetts AG) announced that it had entered into a settlement with an auto dealer to resolve allegations that the company engaged in illegal auto loan...more

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CFPB and AG James Sue Auto Lender for Allegedly Targeting Consumers Likely to Default

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New York AG Letitia James and the CFPB sued Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) for allegedly violating New York usury limits and consumer and investor protection laws, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Act, by...more

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Regulatory updates and considerations for GAP providers and creditors

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Guaranteed asset protection (GAP) waivers have always held state regulators’ attention, but as vehicle price increases drive up consumer demand for debt cancellation agreements, regulatory scrutiny into such agreements is...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 22 | June 2021

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Subprime Auto Loan Company Settles Allegations It Turned Blind Eye to Shady Car Dealers - Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with subprime automobile finance company United Auto Credit Corporation (“UACC”) to...more

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Subprime Auto Loan Company Settles Allegations It Turned Blind Eye To Shady Car Dealers

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Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with subprime automobile finance company United Auto Credit Corporation (“UACC”) to resolve allegations that it facilitated the sale of defective vehicles and forced some...more

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Coalition of State Attorneys General Secures $550M Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender

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A coalition of 34 state attorneys general announced on May 19, 2020, that it had secured a settlement with one of the nation's largest subprime auto financing companies for alleged violations of state consumer protection...more

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Massachusetts AG Announces Settlement with Used Car Dealership for Alleged Deceptive Sales Practices

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On November 19, 2019, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced that it had settled its investigation into a used car dealership’s allegedly unfair and deceptive sales practices in violation of the...more

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New Jersey files lawsuit against two buy-here pay-here used car dealers

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On March 7, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced the filing of a lawsuit against two “Buy Here-Pay Here” auto dealerships and their owner for allegedly unconscionable and...more

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NJ AG Files Suit Against Two Auto Lenders Over Alleged Predatory Conduct

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On March 7, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced that it had filed a complaint? against two so-called “Buy Here-Pay Here” auto dealerships, alleging that they targeted vulnerable consumers by selling them...more

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Consumer financial services: The road ahead: Auto finance

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In 2018, the CFPB continued to pay attention to the auto finance industry, with a particular focus on indirect (dealer-arranged) auto lenders and unfair or abusive loan servicing practices....more

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State Attorneys General Settle with National Bank for $575 Million over Auto and Mortgage Lending Practices

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On December 28, 2018, the Attorneys General (AGs) of all 50 states and the District of Columbia announced a settlement totaling $575 million with a national bank as the result of a coordinated investigation by the States. The...more

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