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10.26.17

Equifax Fallout Continues, Spreads Across Industry—and Pond

The fallout from the Equifax data breach continues, reaching other credit reporting companies and all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.


10.26.17

Cybersecurity Among Focus for OCC Supervision in 2018

What will the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) focus on in 2018?


09.28.17

Equifax Breach Felt From Lawsuits to Legislation to … Arbitration?

As the Equifax data breach continues to reverberate—with multiple class actions filed, calls to revamp the credit reporting industry and new legislation proposed—even the arbitration rules of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may see an impact.


09.28.17

California Bill Would Ban Arbitration in Fraudulent Bank Contracts

In the wake of a scandal involving a national bank that allegedly opened millions of accounts without the consent of consumers, the California legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit the application of mandatory arbitration clauses to bank accounts that were created fraudulently.


09.28.17

Bank Pays $1.5M for Ancillary Products Issues

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has levied a $1.5 million civil money penalty against a Missouri-based bank for alleged violations of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.


06.08.17

California Court Upholds CFPB’s Constitutionality, Request for CID

Taking the opposite approach from recent decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a California federal court upheld the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while also ordering the defendant to comply with a civil investigative demand issued by the ...


05.25.17

Curry Defends OCC's Fintech Charter, New York's DFS Sues

Stepping down as the leader of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Thomas J. Curry highlighted the efforts of the agency to encourage financial innovation, particularly the agency's decision to grant fintech charters, as another lawsuit was filed challenging those charters.


03.30.17

Industry Groups Respond on Consumer Access to Financial Records

Financial industry groups responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) request for information on consumer access to their financial records.


03.16.17

Borrower Wins Key Victory in Madden v. Midland

A federal judge has ruled that New York law—not Delaware law as the parties agreed in the initial loan agreement—applies to the defaulted borrower's claims and has certified a class action against the debt collector.


01.19.17

The Last of Obama-Era CFPB Enforcement?

Making the most of its enforcement powers before the new administration takes over, and likely concerned that its days as a stand-alone bureau may be coming to an end, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against entities ranging from Virginia pawnbrokers to national lender ...