At the meeting earlier this month of the American Bar Association’s Consumer Financial Services Committee in Carlsbad, CA, attention was given to an issue highlighted by the American Bankers Association in the comment letter it submitted on the CFPB’s proposed payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule.

The CFPB’s proposal provides a method to calculate the total cost of credit used to determine whether a loan would be a “covered loan.” … Continue Reading

The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with TMX Finance, LLC to settle allegations that the company did not provide sufficient information to consumers about the terms of auto title loans, pawns or pledges, and engaged in unfair collection practices.  The consent order requires TMX Finance to pay a $9 million civil money penalty.… Continue Reading

The CFPB announced that it has filed administrative enforcement actions against five Arizona auto title lenders for alleged violations of Truth in Lending Act advertising requirements.  According to the CFPB, the lenders violated TILA by advertising a periodic interest rate for their loans on their websites without advertising a corresponding annual percentage rate. … Continue Reading

The House Appropriations Committee has approved by a vote of 30-17 the FY17 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.  The Committee also adopted a bipartisan amendment to the bill that would block the CFPB from finalizing or enforcing a rule regulating payday lending until the CFPB submits a detailed report on the consumer impact to Congress and identifies existing credit products available to replace the current sources of short-term, small dollar credit. … Continue Reading

As expected, the CFPB issued its proposed payday loan rule, in a release running 1,334 pages.  The CFPB also issued a fact sheet summarizing the proposal.  On June 15, 2016, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. ET, we will hold a webinar on the proposal: The CFPB’s Proposed Payday/Auto Title/High-Rate Installment Loan Rule: Can Industry Adapt to the New World Order? … Continue Reading

Tomorrow, in conjunction with a field hearing on small dollar loans, the CFPB is expected to issue its proposed rule addressing single-payment payday and auto title loans, deposit advance products, and certain “high cost” installment and open-end loans.  On May 18, 2016, as its final step before issuing the proposal, the CFPB released a report summarizing data on single-payment auto title loans. … Continue Reading

The CFPB has issued a new report entitled “Single-Payment Vehicle Title Lending,” summarizing data on single-payment auto title loans.  The latest report is the fourth report issued by the CFPB in connection with its anticipated rulemaking addressing single-payment payday and auto title loans, deposit advance products, and certain “high cost” installment and open-end loans.  … Continue Reading

The CFPB has announced that it will hold a field hearing on small dollar lending in Kansas City, Missouri on June 2, 2016.  We anticipate the field hearing will coincide with the CFPB’s release of its proposed rule which is expected to cover single-payment payday and auto title loans, deposit advance products, and certain high-rate installment and open-end loans.… Continue Reading