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FirstCash, a national pawnshop chain, is asking a federal judge to confirm that it has a statutory defense to all of the CFPB’s claims that it violated the Military Lending Act (MLA) while also asking the judge to drop three of the CFPB’s MLA claims for lack of jurisdiction—contending that the bureau has conceded that it does not have the authority to enforce those claims..… Continue Reading

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has set oral arguments for Oct. 7 in the challenge of the Federal Trade Commission’s Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”). The petition, filed on January 5, 2024 by the National Automobile Dealers Association and Texas Automobile Dealers Association asks the court to vacate or modify the rule and stay its enforcement pending resolution of the petition.… Continue Reading

Vroom, the former used car sales website which halted vehicle sales in January 2024, has agreed to a proposed settlement with the FTC over allegations the company misrepresented that it had examined all vehicles before listing them for sale, failed to obtain customers’ consent to shipment delays and failed to provide prompt refunds when cars were not delivered on time.… Continue Reading

The CFPB soon plans to issue a final rule that would require certain supervised nonbank entities to register with it and provide information about their use of certain terms and conditions in standard-form contracts for consumer financial products or services that seek to waive or limit consumer rights or legal protections (“Covered Terms”).… Continue Reading

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, et al. significantly curtails the SEC’s enforcement powers by ruling that the agency’s administrative adjudication of securities fraud cases seeking civil penalties violates the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.

This landmark ruling deals a major blow to the SEC’s ability to bring enforcement actions in its in-house administrative forum rather than federal court.… Continue Reading

The CFPB has released its Summer, 2024 Supervisory Highlights, covering issues ranging from student loan servicing to financial institution supervision of medical providers offering payment products. The report covers the period from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

Here are key findings from the report:

  • CFPB examiners reported finding several instances of unfair, deceptive or abusive practices at companies servicing auto loans.
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A new CFPB report, “Negative Equity in Auto Lending,” contains an analysis of data relating to the financing of negative equity in vehicle trade-ins.  The report uses data collected by the CFPB in response to nine market monitoring orders issued by the CFPB in February 2023.  The orders were issued to three banks, three finance companies, and three captive lenders requesting information about their auto lending portfolios. … Continue Reading

On June 19, 2024, the Fifth Circuit dissolved the district court’s order transferring the case challenging the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule.  In granting the writ of mandamus filed by the plaintiff trade associations challenging the rule, the three-judge panel rejected Judge Mark Pittman’s second order to transfer the case to D.C.… Continue Reading

On May 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed suit against an online lending platform, alleging, among other things, the use of dark patterns to induce consumers to pay tips and donations, disclosure violations, and usury violations on loans offered through its lending platform. The complaint, filed in the U.S.… Continue Reading

On May 20, 2004, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent its annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) highlighting its enforcement actions and initiatives in 2023 under the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”), Consumer Leasing Act (“CLA”), and Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”).

While the Dodd-Frank Act (“Dodd-Frank”) provided the CFPB with rulemaking and enforcement authority over the major consumer financial services laws and regulations, the FTC retained authority to enforce TILA and Regulation Z, CLA and Regulation M, EFTA and Regulation E, and CFPB rules applicable to entities within the FTC’s jurisdiction.… Continue Reading