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Did the CFPB follow PRA requirements in issuing its Big Tech orders?

November 18, 2021 By Brian Johnson

On October 21, the CFPB issued a series of orders to “collect information on the business practices of large technology companies operating payments systems in the United States.” The CFPB sent the orders to six companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, and Square. In a statement accompanying the press release announcing the orders, Director Chopra […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Dodd-Frank Act, Fintech Tagged With: #BigTech, #CFPB, #PRA

New CFPB Chief Rohit Chopra Confirmed by Senate and Takes Immediate Action Against Big Tech Firms

November 10, 2021 By Josh Dhyani

A&B Abstract: On September 30, 2021, the Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra to serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a 50-48 vote along party lines. He had been serving as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) where he had been a vocal critic of big tech companies and advocated […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Loan, Debt Collection, Dodd-Frank Act, Mortgage Servicing, Student Loans, Uncategorized Tagged With: #CFPB, #debtcollection, Mortgage Servicing, Servicing, student loan servicing

Modern-Day Redlining Enforcement: A New Baseline

October 28, 2021 By Nanci Weissgold, Brian Johnson, Melissa Malpass and Anoush Garakani

On October 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an aggressive new initiative, in collaboration with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country, to combat the practice of redlining. Three days prior, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was said to be hiring up to 30 new enforcement attorneys to focus on redlining and […]

Filed Under: Banking Regulatory Agencies, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Mortgage Loans Tagged With: #CFPB, #redlining, disparate treatment, DOJ, Fair Lending

The Hunstein Case: Upending Servicing and Debt Collection?

May 14, 2021 By Nanci Weissgold and Anoush Garakani

A&B Abstract: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, covering Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, recently decided in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management, Inc., that a debt collector’s communication with its third-party vendor violated section 1692c(b) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), which prohibits a debt collector for communicating, in connection […]

Filed Under: Circuit Court Decisions, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Debt Collection, Dodd-Frank Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Mortgage Servicing Tagged With: #CFPB, #debtcollection, #FDCPA, Case law, Debt Collection, Eleventh Circuit, Mortgage Servicing

CFPB Issues Warning to Mortgage Servicing Industry

April 5, 2021 By Nanci Weissgold and Anoush Garakani

A&B ABstract: On April 1, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) issued a Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance (the “Bulletin”) on the Bureau’s supervision and enforcement priorities with regard to housing insecurity in light of heightened risks to consumers needing loss mitigation assistance once COVID-19 foreclosure moratoriums and forbearances end.  The Bulletin […]

Filed Under: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), COVID-19, Dodd-Frank Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Forbearance, Mortgage Loans, Mortgage Servicing, Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP) Tagged With: #CFPB, #COVID=19, CARES Act, Forbearance, Foreclosure, Mortgage Servicing, Servicing, UDAAP

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