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14 Jan 2021, 9:14 am by Kristian Soltes
OCC Head Says Fintech Chartering Is His Agency’s PurviewLaw360 – January 6, 2021 (subscription required) The acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Wednesday welcomed a consumer financial law task force’s endorsement of federal charters for nonbank fintech companies, but suggested that his agency, not the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, should be in charge of giving them out. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 7:21 am by Patrick McDonnell
Many see the case as a sequel to Seila Law, the recent Supreme Court case related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). [read post]
The CFPB’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law released its report making recommendations on how to improve consumer protection in the financial marketplace. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 9:57 am by Jessica Lesser
Last week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its report from the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law. [read post]
8 Jan 2021, 11:01 am by luiza
In a settlement with 47 states, D.C., and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Peaks agreed to discharge outstanding student loans valued at $330 million and provide credit reporting agencies information to correct credit scores negatively affected by the illegal lending scheme. [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 8:27 am by Patrick J. Boot and Marysia Laskowski
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has a lot of work to do as the primary federal regulator responsible for supervising compliance with consumer financial laws in order to ensure its rules and guidance extend to innovative payment systems. [read post]
4 Jan 2021, 8:46 am by Jessica Lesser
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced a consent order against a subprime automobile finance company for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act resulting from systemic errors in data furnished to credit reporting agencies between January 2016 and August 2019. [read post]
1 Jan 2021, 12:30 pm by John Ross
They still have to respond to a civil investigative demand from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but they can rest easy knowing that the person running the CFPB can be fired without cause. [read post]
29 Dec 2020, 11:12 am by Stefanie Jackman and Rene T. McNulty
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against a New Jersey debt buyer accused of threatening and suing consumers to collect debts in states where it did not have a legally required license. [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 9:03 pm by Series of Essays
April 2, 2020 | Daniel Kees The nonprofit Student Debt Crisis recently filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. [read post]
” With the issuance of this helpful guidance for the financial services industry, the Bureau may have begun achieving that goal. [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 8:36 am by Ashley Halvorsen
  On December 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two final rules related to qualified mortgage (QM) loans. [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 8:11 am by Joseph J. Lazzarotti
Oversight of vendors is a critical part of any comprehensive data security program, particularly where those vendors can put sensitive consumer data at risk,” said Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. [read post]
27 Dec 2020, 9:06 pm by Series of Essays
Bell, Rutgers Law School When can Congress protect agency heads from at-will removal by, or at the behest of, the President? [read post]
22 Dec 2020, 6:40 am by Christine Emello
The CFPB and the Arkansas Attorney General announced that they filed a proposed stipulated judgment and order settling their Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA) claims against Alder Holdings, LLC, a home-alarm company that extends closed-end credit to its customers by providing them the right to defer payment for Alder’s alarm and security-system equipment over the life of a long-term contract. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 6:43 am by Alan S. Kaplinsky
The CFPB and the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) recently settled a lawsuit they filed jointly in a South Carolina federal district court in October 2019 against Performance Arbitrage Company, Inc. and Life Funding Options, Inc., and their individual owner that alleged the defendants violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act and the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code by brokering high-interest loans to… [read post]
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) dominated much of the conversation in the privacy and product counseling space this year. [read post]