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25 May 2016, 10:00 am
Past due borrowers experiencing abuse can file complaints with state Attorney General offices, the Federal Trade Commission or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [read post]
24 May 2016, 10:20 am
I apologize for interrupting the steady stream of John Lande photo albums to report that the first comment letter on the Consumer Financial Protection’s Bureau proposal (regulation CFPB-2016-0020, RIN 3170-AA51) to ban class action waivers in consumer financial agreements has been posted on the CFPB website. [read post]
23 May 2016, 10:00 am
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has found payday lenders routinely take money straight from the bank accounts of past due borrowers. [read post]
23 May 2016, 9:16 am
” The CFPB’s proposed rule would prohibit covered providers of certain consumer financial products and services from using an agreement with a consumer that provides for arbitration of any future dispute between the parties to bar the consumer from filing or participating in a class action with respect to the covered consumer financial product or service. [read post]
20 May 2016, 11:23 am
According to recently posted minutes from its meeting in February 2016, COFO has elected officers for 2016-18:Chair - Scott Deyo (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)Vice-Chair - William Maurer (Department of Energy)Vice-Chair - Paul Sotoudeh (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)Co-Secretary - Riley Barrar (Department of State)Co-Secretary - Sara Roberts (Transportation Security Administration)Co-Coordinator - Tyler Smith (National Institutes of… [read post]
20 May 2016, 10:10 am
It’s no secret that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) views arbitration agreements in contracts between financial services providers and consumers rather unfavorably. [read post]
18 May 2016, 2:51 pm
" Fine print finagle: Away with ‘mandatory arbitration’ in contractsMay 16, 2016 12:00 AM By the Editorial BoardA federal watchdog agency has the opportunity to protect consumers in a big way.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule that would bar companies from forcing customers and clients to resolve disputes through arbitration. [read post]
18 May 2016, 6:16 am
On May 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a 377-page notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit, going forward, banks and a variety of other companies from including in contracts arbitration clauses that would prevent consumers from filing or participating in class-action litigation. [read post]
17 May 2016, 7:37 am
In what could cause a major overhaul in consumer contracts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently proposed a ban on the use of mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent class action cases. [read post]
16 May 2016, 5:31 pm
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering a rule that would restore your rights if you have been injured because a financial institution has broken the law. [read post]
16 May 2016, 3:35 pm
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and the American Bankers Association both note that $2.9 billion per year is lost to fraud perpetrated against elder Americans. [read post]
16 May 2016, 8:13 am
On May 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued and sought comment on proposed rules prohibiting mandatory arbitration clauses that deny groups of consumers their day in court. [read post]
16 May 2016, 6:37 am
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray recently informed several banking and other industry groups that the Bureau plans to introduce a proposed rule to address concerns related to CFPB mortgage disclosure requirements. [read post]
16 May 2016, 5:00 am
Citizens have not only lost economic freedom, but also constitutionally protected freedoms with respect to Dodd-Frank’s creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Financial Stability Oversight Council, whose members are not elected but yet yield substantial power, according to Hensarling. [read post]
16 May 2016, 2:50 am
On May 18, 2016, I received an email from the "Americans for Financial Reform," ("AFR") concerning that day's House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit hearing involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"): "Examining the CFPB's Proposed Rulemaking on Arbitration: Is it in the Public Interest and for the Protection of… [read post]
13 May 2016, 3:55 pm
Census Bureau. [read post]
12 May 2016, 9:30 pm
IN THE NEWS The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a new rule that would prohibit financial firms from using mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts—clauses that were the subject of a highly critical New York Times investigation and that the CFPB says deny consumers’ rights to bring class action, even though advocates of arbitration say the clauses are a more expedient way to resolve… [read post]
11 May 2016, 1:46 pm
Contracts preventing consumers from filing class-action lawsuits against banks may soon be illegal if a proposed ruling by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau takes effect. [read post]
11 May 2016, 8:47 am
But by proposing this new rule, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is doing what it was set up to do and what corporations have no incentive to do: protect consumers. [read post]
10 May 2016, 12:17 pm
Last week at a field hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a proposed rule that would prohibit providers of certain consumer financial products and services from including arbitration provisions in consumer contracts that bar the consumer from filing or participating in a class action with respect to the product or service. [read post]
