12.21.20
Completing a process long in the works, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued the second part of its final Debt Collection Rule.
11.23.20
On November 12, 2020, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) (until recently called the Department of Business Oversight) entered into a consent order with Allup Finance LLC (Allup) finding that Allup’s merchant cash advance (MCA) product was a disguised ...
10.30.20
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, or the Bureau) has announced major changes to its organizational structure, placing enforcement operations under the control of the supervision office.
10.15.20
A recent ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court nullifying hundreds of emergency orders by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer may have profound implications for those mortgage loans closed in reliance on the expanded remote notarization provisions established by emergency order, including with ...
09.04.20
California is poised to enact broad new legislation creating an entirely revamped financial protection regimen, including a powerful new Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI).
09.03.20
On August 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered a consent order with a national bank over the sales and marketing practices for its optional overdraft service called Debit Card Advance (DCA).
09.02.20
“Fraudsters often seek to use national crises and periods of uncertainty to lure investors into scams. They may play off investors’ hopes and fears, as well as their charity and kindness, and may try to exploit confusion or rumors in the marketplace.”
08.21.20
On August 13, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the Agencies) issued a joint statement to clarify Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money ...
08.13.20
More than ever before, banks are relying on third-party vendors for important services such as marketing, underwriting assistance, technology, collections, settlement services and even outsourcing of product lines.
08.10.20
A panel of judges has now made it far more likely that a recent wave of class action litigation will be resolved without huge litigation costs for lenders. In this post, we explain why.