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07.17.19

Sunshine at FDIC: Application Procedures Manual Excerpts Released

It’s out with the guesswork for those entities regulated or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).


07.03.19

Fair Lending: Lawmakers Concerned About Algorithms; CFPB Issues Report

As a more centrist Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a modest annual fair lending report, Democratic lawmakers continue to press a far more aggressive fair lending agenda, as reflected by a letter sent by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) to the Federal ...


07.03.19

CFPB News: Kraninger Steers an Independent Path

CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger continues to chart her own course. CFPB developments include its settlement with a student loan management company, a public hearing on “abusive acts or practices, ” and updated guidance on payday lending. Meanwhile, court developments (on ...


06.19.19

CFPB News: Kraninger Affirms CIDs, Payday Rule Delayed

Director Kathy Kraninger is in the news, taking a hard line on civil investigative demands (CIDs), backing two new settlements and issuing a further delay of the payday loan rule.


06.19.19

Retailer Wins Lawsuit Against Its Merchant Processor

Are assessments from the credit card networks damages that a merchant should be liable for under its merchant agreement?


06.19.19

California Arbitration Decision Highlights McGill Risk

A recent arbitration decision by a federal district court in San Diego highlights the risk posed by the California Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in McGill v. Citibank.


06.10.19

Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup June 2019

Walk down virtually any street, sidewalk, path, beach or trail in California and you will invariably find at least some single-use product or packaging as discarded waste.


05.22.19

CFPB News: Donoghue Resigns, Enforcement Efforts, Constitutionality Affirmed

In Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) news, there’s a major shakeup at the Bureau after Kristen Donoghue, a former Richard Cordray appointee who joined the CFPB back in 2011, resigned as the Bureau’s enforcement chief.


05.22.19

New DFS Office To Tackle Consumer Protection

There’s yet another state CFPB, and this one could be significant. Joining Pennsylvania’s earlier effort, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has just created a new office, the Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement Division.


05.08.19

Co-marketing Program May Violate RESPA, Court Rules

Ruling on an amended complaint, a Washington federal court refused to dismiss a securities class action alleging that Zillow’s co-marketing program violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).