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* Subscribe MENU CONSUMER FINANCE INSIGHTS (CFI) The latest on consumer finance regulation, litigation, and enforcement Goodwin’s Consumer Finance Insights (CFI) monitors, reports, and analyzes the latest legal news, activity, and developments impacting the consumer finance industry. Consumer financial services companies—whether banks, fintechs, nonbank and alternative lenders, payment providers, or industry vendors or service providers, like digital advertisers and lead generators—face a constantly shifting and maturing regulatory and legal landscape. Growing from the Financial Crisis, today more than any time in history the consumer finance industry must confront a robust and growing body of industry legislation and regulation, all while under the microscope of sophisticated enforcers, like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and state regulators and attorneys general. It is critical for in-house and outside corporate counsel, compliance departments, and business executives to stay informed and aware of these developments to navigate institutional, reputational, and legal risks. Goodwin’s CFI is a singular source of the most recent industry news and latest enforcement activity for you to leverage. Here, you will find links to original enforcement documents, enforcement activity statistics, and reports, analysis, and commentary from Goodwin’s leading Consumer Financial Services Litigation and Enforcement practitioners. NINTH CIRCUIT STRIKES MASS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AS UNENFORCEABLE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW * November 1, 2024 * Jasmine Jean-Louis * Arbitration Agreements, Class Actions, Consumer Protection On October 28, 2024, the Ninth Circuit struck a mass arbitration agreement as unconscionable and unenforceable under California law in Heckman v. Live Nation Ent., Inc., No. 23-55770. The three-judge panel affirmed the district court’s decision holding that the arbitration agreement’s delegation clause was unconscionable under California law. The panel… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB ENTERS INTO $1.5 MILLION CONSENT ORDER WITH CREDIT UNION * October 31, 2024 * Eva Monteiro * CFPA, CFPB, Mobile Banking On October 31, 2024, the CFPB announced that it had entered into a consent order with a credit union, resolving allegations that the union had ineffectively rolled out a new online banking platform that left consumers without adequate access to basic banking functions, and thereby inflicted financial harm. In May 2022, the credit union attempted to launch… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB TAKES THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS ESTABLISHING RULES FOR OPEN BANKING * October 11, 2024 * Justine Potter * CFPB In September 2024, the CFPB announced the launch of a public comment process for the first application for open banking standard setter recognition, marking an important step towards establishing rules for open banking in the US. This development comes in the wake of the CFPB’s June 2024 announcement identifying… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB ISSUES GUIDANCE EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE FOR BANKS TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT PROOF OF CUSTOMERS’ AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT TO OVERDRAFT SERVICES * October 4, 2024 * Robin Muir * CFPB, Consumer Protection, EFTA, Enforcement Trends In recent discussions surrounding banking practices, the issue of overdraft fees, particularly for ATM and one-time debit card transactions, has gained significant attention. On September 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05 asserting that “[a] bank or credit union can be in violation… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB REVERSE-REDLINING CLAIM SURVIVES DISMISSAL IN COLONY RIDGE * September 30, 2024 * Collin Grier * CFPB, Enforcement Actions, Fair Lending / Fair Servicing On September 13, 2024, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss in CFPB v. Colony Ridge, Case No. 4:23-cv-04729. The Court held that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S. Department of… Share Share Tweet Read More CONSTITUTIONALITY OF SHORTENED TIME LIMITS ON NEW YORK FORECLOSURES STILL UNRESOLVED * September 23, 2024 * Christian Fletcher * Debt Collection or Settlement, Foreclosure, Lender Law, Litigation, Mortgage Orientation or Servicing On September 12, 2024, New York’s highest court dismissed an appeal challenging the constitutionality of the retroactive application of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (“FAPA”), a law that amended certain New York rules to strictly cabin the time limits for commencing mortgage foreclosures. The Court of Appeals, on its own motion,… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB PERMANENTLY BANS LARGE STUDENT LOAN SERVICER FROM MARKET AND ORDERS REDRESS OF $120 MILLION * September 12, 2024 * Julia Stamper * CFPA, CFPB, FCRA, FDCPA, Student Loans On September 12, 2024, the CFPB announced that it entered into a stipulated proposed order with a large student loan servicer resolving allegations that the servicer forced borrowers into costly repayment options. Under the proposed order, the servicer would cease its servicing federal direct loans. In a January 2017 complaint, the CFPB accused the servicer of steering… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB ENTERS INTO $28 MILLION CONSENT ORDER RESOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF CONSUMER CREDIT MISREPORTING * September 11, 2024 * Julia Stamper * CFPA, CFPB, FCRA On September 11, the CFPB announced that it had entered into a consent order with a national bank resolving allegations that the bank reported inaccurate information to consumer reporting companies. The bank agreed to pay nearly $28 million to resolve these allegations. The CFPB alleged the bank violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Consumer… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB REPORT SPOTLIGHTS CONSUMER RISKS WITH PRIVATE, SOLAR-SPECIFIC LOANS * August 30, 2024 * Jasmine Jean-Louis * CFPB, Consumer Protection, Enforcement Trends, Lender Law, UDAP/UDAAP On August 7, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report spotlighting four marketing and financing practices relating to solar financing that it claims pose significant consumer risks (the Report). The CFPB noted that solar-powered electricity is a growing industry—suggesting that these risks may become an enforcement priority. … Share Share Tweet Read More FTC PUBLISHES NEW RULE BANNING FAKE REVIEWS AND TESTIMONIALS * August 24, 2024 * Varun Bhatnagar * FTC, Online, UDAP/UDAAP On August 14, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule banning fake reviews and testimonials. The rule follows a notice and comment process that began in November 2022, and covers a wide range of consumer reviews and testimonials including “consumer ratings regardless of whether they include any… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB ENTERS INTO CONSENT ORDER WITH MORTGAGE SERVICER RESOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF IMPROPER FORECLOSURE PRACTICES * August 21, 2024 * Jordan Wenik * CFPA, CFPB, Mortgage Orientation or Servicing, RESPA On August 21, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it entered into a consent order with a Florida-based mortgage servicer, resolving allegations related to the mortgage servicer’s foreclosure practices. The consent order resolves allegations that the mortgage servicer’s foreclosure practices violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA), 12 U.S.C. §§ 5531, 5536; the… Share Share Tweet Read More ONLINE TICKET EXCHANGE SUED FOR ALLEGED “DRIP PRICING” AND HIDDEN FEES * August 5, 2024 * Richard Sillett * Consumer Protection, Litigation On June 30, 2024, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed an action against an online ticket exchange and resale website alleging violations of the District of Columbia’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act (D.C. Code §28-3904(e)). The complaint alleges that the company used deceptive and unfair… Share Share Tweet Read More FCC PROPOSES NEW RULES REGARDING AI-GENERATED ROBOCALLS AND ROBOTEXTS * July 29, 2024 * Robin Muir * FCC, TCPA, Telecommunications In response to the rise of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in telecommunications, on July 17, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice), CG Docket No. 23-362, outlining certain proposed restrictions on AI-generated calls and text messages. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB FILES SUIT AGAINST "RENT-TO-OWN" BUSINESS ALLEGING ILLEGAL LENDING PRACTICES * July 26, 2024 * Eva Monteiro * CFPA, CFPB, Consumer Protection, EFTA, FCRA, TILA On July 26, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a complaint against a point-of-sale financing company and its former chief executive officer in the United States District Court for the District of Utah. The complaint alleges that defendants’ “virtual rent-to-own” product uses misleading marketing and abusive enrollment practices that target consumers with… Share Share Tweet Read More FEDERAL COURT GRANTS TRO AGAINST DEBT RELIEF COMPANY TARGETING SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS * July 22, 2024 * Marie Anne MacCune * FTC, Student Loans On July 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida had granted its motion for a temporary restraining order against a debt relief company that allegedly targeted Spanish-speaking consumers in Puerto Rico, among others. The FTC has alleged that the company “pretended to… Share Share Tweet Read More FRB FINES UTAH PREPAID DEBIT CARD COMPANY $44 MILLION FOR UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES * July 19, 2024 * Marie Anne MacCune * Consumer Protection, Credit, Debit, or Prepaid Card, FRB On July 19, 2024, the Federal Reserve Board announced it had fined a Utah-based company that offers prepaid debit cards $44 million for alleged unfair and deceptive practices as well as an alleged deficient consumer compliance risk management program. In its Order to Cease and Desist and Order of Assessment of… Share Share Tweet Read More SEVENTH CIRCUIT REVIVES CFPB’S ECOA ACTION ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS AGAINST NONBANK LENDER * July 16, 2024 * Isabel Marin * CFPB, ECOA, Fair Lending / Fair Servicing, Litigation On July 11, the Seventh Circuit held that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq. (ECOA) authorizes the imposition of liability for the discouragement of prospective applicants. See CFPB v. Townstone Financial, Inc., ___ F.4th ___ (7th Cir. 2024), 2024 WL 3370023. As anticipated in Goodwin’s… Share Share Tweet Read More CALIFORNIA DFPI REVOKES COMPANY'S LENDING LICENSE FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH REGULATORY EXAM * July 15, 2024 * Lauren Jackson * Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection, Enforcement On July 10, 2024, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued an order revoking the California Financing Law license of a company that had offered both individual and business loans in the state, following that company’s alleged failure to provide information during the DFPI’s attempt to conduct a regulatory examination…. Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB FILES PROPOSED JUDGMENT IN BANK SUIT REGARDING THE OPENING OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCOUNTS * July 15, 2024 * Lauren Jackson * CFPA, CFPB, Consumer Protection, Enforcement Actions, Litigation, TILA On July 9, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order in its suit against a national bank accused of allegedly opening unauthorized accounts on behalf of consumers . The proposed judgment would resolve allegations that the bank opened unauthorized accounts in the names of its customers. As… Share Share Tweet Read More CFPB ENTERS INTO CONSENT ORDER WITH BANK RESOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF FORCE-PLACED-INSURANCE * July 15, 2024 * Lauren Jackson * Auto Finance, CFPB, Consumer Protection, Debt Collection or Settlement, Enforcement Actions On July 9, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it entered into a consent order with a national bank, resolving allegations related to the bank’s auto lending practices. The consent order related to auto lending practices resolves allegations that the bank’s practices related to force-placed insurance policies violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA), 12… Share Share Tweet Read More 1234 ›Last » 2023 CONSUMER FINANCE YEAR IN REVIEW THE 2023 EDITION IS AVAILABLE HERE. 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