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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of the Election on the CFPB: What to Expect with Supervision and Enforcement During Trump 2.0
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The FTC Takes Action Against Grubhub
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In a significant ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a consumer’s state law claims against a federal credit union on federal preemption grounds. The putative class action...more
The podcast we are releasing today is part 1 of a re-purposed webinar we produced on March 25 titled “The Impact of the Election on the CFPB - Part 4.” As a result of the diminishing impact of the CFPB on enforcing the...more
On March 11, a class action lawsuit was filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas against a financial technology company offering cash advances up to $200 through a lending app. The lawsuit alleged the company...more
In an order issued in January and made public on February 24, a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted class certification to consumers alleging a fintech lender’s loan...more
On January 6, a class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina against a mortgage servicing company. The plaintiff alleged, on behalf of herself and the entire class, the...more
The New Mexico Supreme Court recently confirmed consumer standing to pursue state law claims against a credit union after it pursued debt collection lawsuits against its members in the New Mexico magistrate courts. Several...more
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2024. In this edition, UK High Court weighs in on information asymmetry, debit is better than credit,...more
When following supervisory scrutiny of fees charged to bank customers, the activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, are often the focus. The Minnesota Bankers Association and Lake Central Bank of...more
On January 6, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a defendant cryptocurrency exchange’s motion to compel arbitration in a class action alleging the exchange, along with the issuer of a...more
Last month, the latest class action regarding bank-charged returned payment fees passed a motion to dismiss in Mawyer v. Atl. Union Bank. This comes on the heels of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)'s recent...more
A class action lawsuit filed against Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and former professional basketball player Paul Pierce earlier this month underscores the need for celebrity endorsers to take care when they approach any...more
United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the nation’s largest wholesale mortgage lender, announced on March 4, 2021, that it would no longer do business with mortgage brokers who also worked with Rocket Mortgage (the online loan...more
Welcome to Consumer Law Hinsights?a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies. This edition highlights our interactive COVID-19...more
Financial Services Update - FCCPA and FDCPA: The plaintiff did not demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact that medical providers and their attorney violated the FCCPA and FDCPA by conditioning medical services on a...more
Real Property Update - Construction / Statute of Repose: the installation of an attic ladder is an improvement to real property; thus, the ten-year statute of repose of section 95.11(3)(c) applies - Harrell v. The Ryland...more
Real Property Update - Quiet Title / Extinguishment: mortgage merged and ceased to be an encumbrance when the mortgage on land and the equity of redemption in the same land become united in the same person - Young Land...more
A Minnesota federal district court recently ruled that lead generators for a payday lender could be liable for punitive damages in a class action filed on behalf of all Minnesota residents who used the lender’s website to...more