A&B Abstract: New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation in December designed to limit unwanted telemarking calls by providing consumers the option to be added to a company’s do-not-call list at the outset of a call. The new law takes effect March 6, 2023. Updated Requirements for New York Telemarketers: The new legislation (S.8450-B/A.8319-C) amends […]
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CFPB Sues MoneyLion over Membership Program, Uses Military Lending Act as Hook
A&B Abstract: On September 29, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), sued MoneyLion Technologies Inc. and 37 of its subsidiaries (“MoneyLion”) in New York federal court for violations of the Military Lending Act (the “MLA”) and Consumer Financial Protection Act (“CFPA”). The Allegations The CFPB alleges that MoneyLion offered installment loans that consumers could […]
State Community Reinvestment Acts Reaching Beyond Banks
A&B ABstract: When Congress passed the federal Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) in 1977 to address redlining, it imposed affirmative requirements on insured depository institutions to serve the credit needs of the communities where they receive deposits. At that time, banks were extending the vast majority of mortgages nationally. However, non-banks have become the dominant mortgage […]
State Community Reinvestment Acts Reaching Beyond Banks
A&B ABstract: When Congress passed the federal Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) in 1977 to address redlining, it imposed affirmative requirements on insured depository institutions to serve the credit needs of the communities where they receive deposits. At that time, banks were extending the vast majority of mortgages nationally. However, non-banks have become the dominant mortgage […]
New York Amends Contact Requirements for Certain Delinquent Borrowers
A&B ABstract: On February 24, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Assembly Bill 8771 (2022 N.Y. Laws 48), amending single point of contact requirements for certain delinquent borrowers. What changes does the measure require for servicer protocols? New York SPOC Requirements: As created effective January 2, 2022, Section 6-o of the New York Banking Law […]