Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How the CFPB Is Using Interpretive Rules to Expand Regulatory Requirements for Innovative Consumer Financial Products; Part Two: Earned Wage Access
Earned Wage Access: Exploring the CFPB's Proposed Interpretive Rule — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Earned Wage Access: Exploring the CFPB's Proposed Interpretive Rule — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Buy Now, Pay Later – Evolution, Regulation, and What You Need to Know about the CFPB Interpretive Rule Effective July 30
An In-Depth Analysis of the CFPB's Proposed Overdraft Rule — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
An In-Depth Analysis of the CFPB’s Proposed Overdraft Rule - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Exploring the Future of Open Banking: A Discussion on CFPB's 1033 Proposed Rule – Crossover Episode With Regulatory Oversight Podcast – The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB's Section 1071 Final Rule (Part 3): Potential Problem Areas – The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB's Policy Statement on Abusiveness (Part 2) - The Consumer Finance Podcast
A New World for Mortgage Banking – What You Need to Know About the CFPB’s Final Mortgage Servicing Rules
Once hailed as the sleek, interest-free alternative to credit cards, buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) loans have become a defining feature of modern consumer finance. Consumers like them because with just a few clicks, they can...more
In a recent case, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut granted a motion to dismiss, finding that the Defendant had no obligation to provide disclosures under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) during...more
The landscape of consumer financial services is shifting, driven by a broader deregulatory trend at the federal level. In this environment, companies must still address federal consumer financial law compliance and navigate a...more
On January 15, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion rescinding its 2020 advisory opinion on earned wage access (EWA) products. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the CFPB’s 2020 advisory opinion stated that a certain EWA...more
On January 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report, consumer advisory, and filed an amicus brief addressing the risks associated with home equity contracts (HECs)—financial products often...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed a complaint against a manufactured home loan company (the “Company”) on January 6, 2025, alleging that it originates loans that borrowers are unlikely to be able...more
The advertising, sale, and financing of products ancillary to a credit transaction have been areas of regulatory scrutiny for years. Likewise, the always crucial question of what constitutes a cost of credit to be included in...more
On October 17, 2024, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against an online lender of student loans, its...more
Alleging that the CFPB rushed to promulgate its interpretive rule, and exceeded its authority in doing so, the Financial Technology Association has filed suit against the bureau in the U.S. District Court for the District of...more
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
An Illinois federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit that alleged that two Midwestern banks failed to provide repayment disclosures to borrowers, in a case that was unique because the CFPB came to the...more
On September 18, the CFPB issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) products. These FAQs follow the CFPB's release of the 2024 BNPL Interpretive Rule (Interpretive Rule), which...more
purred by increased online and mobile app shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market has experienced higher growth and popularity as an innovative consumer finance offering, particularly for...more
On September 18, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) providing guidance on applying Regulation Z requirements to Pay-in-Four Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)...more
On August 22, 2024, the CFPB filed its reply brief in support of its motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction and lift the stay of the CFPB’s credit card late fee final rule (“Rule”) in the lawsuit challenging the Rule....more
On August 13th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a consumer advisory as well as an advisory opinion addressing “contracts for deeds”, which are also variously called a “bond for deed”, “land...more
The Introduction to the Complaint which was filed by the CFPB on May 17, 2024 against Solo Funding, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Central District of California – Western Division Los Angeles (Judge R. Gary...more
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion and a research report addressing contract-for-deed home financing, also known as a “land contract,” “land installment contract,”...more
Navigating the virtual marketplace has become an integral part of the consumer experience in the digital age. Lurking behind the convenience and accessibility of e-commerce websites, however, lies a subtle yet pervasive...more
On July 26, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a complaint against a point-of-sale financing company and its former chief executive officer in the United States District...more
Since 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has a stated priority of “protecting employees and their rights through conducting reports, inquiries, and issuing requirements for employers.” In July 2024, the...more
On July 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed an interpretive rule that states (1) EWA products fall under the definition of “credit” under the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) and...more
“Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) products emerged relatively recently as a new approach enabling consumers to enjoy the ability to make a purchase and then pay for it over time. Today’s episode, during which we explore the...more
On July 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule (Proposed Rule) applying the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z (collectively referred to hereafter as Regulation Z) to...more