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Supreme Court to Decide CFPB’s Constitutionality

October 22, 2019 By Nanci Weissgold, Kelley Barnaby, Sam Bragg, Anoush Garakani and Ross Speier

A&B ABstract: On October 18, 2019, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Seila Law v. CFPB to decide the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s leadership structure.[1]  Significantly, the Court also ordered the parties to brief and argue a second question: “If the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [“CFPB”] is found unconstitutional on the basis […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Dodd-Frank Act, Supreme Court Decisions, Uncategorized Tagged With: #CFPB, BCFP, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Supreme Court

CFPB Changes Tack on For-Cause Removal Provision

October 4, 2019 By Sam Bragg

A&B ABstract: In a reversal of its previous position on the issue, the CFPB publicly asserted last month in two separate venues that the for-cause removal provision of the Consumer Financial Protection Act is unconstitutional. On September 17, 2019, CFPB Director Kathleen Kraninger sent two letters (the “Letters”) to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Tagged With: #CFPA, #PHH, #SeilaLaw

Student Loan Servicers Remain Liable Under State Law for Affirmative Misrepresentations to Borrowers

July 30, 2019 By Sam Bragg

A&B Abstract:  The Seventh Circuit recently held that the federal Higher Education Act does not preempt state law consumer protection and tort claims where student loan servicers made affirmative misrepresentations to borrowers regarding repayment options. As such, student loan servicers should be aware that representations they make to borrowers may be subject to state consumer […]

Filed Under: State Law, Student Loans Tagged With: HEA, Nelson v. Great Lakes, student loan servicing

House Committee Holds Hearing on “Ending Debt Traps in the Payday and Small Dollar Credit Industry”

May 16, 2019 By Nanci Weissgold and Sam Bragg

On April 30, 2019, the House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing on “Ending Debt Traps in the Payday and Small Dollar Credit Industry,” which focused on three potential bills. Discussion Draft of Protecting Consumers from Debt Traps and Unreasonable Rates Act This draft, based on legislation sponsored by Senators Durbin and Merkley and […]

Filed Under: Dodd-Frank Act Tagged With: H.R. 1285

Ninth Circuit Approves Request for Interlocutory Appeal in McShannock v. JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

April 24, 2019 By Sam Bragg

On April 23, 2019, the Ninth Circuit approved a request for an interlocutory appeal in McShannock v. JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.,[1] to resolve a split amongst the district courts on the reach of preemption under the Home Owners Loan Act (“HOLA”), which governs federal savings banks (“FSBs”). Given that the majority of cases involving […]

Filed Under: Circuit Court Decisions, Mortgage Loans Tagged With: FSB, Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), Ninth Circuit

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