On May 21, 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law the Earned Wage Access Services Act (the “Act”), which will require earned wage access (“EWA”) providers to register annually with the state’s Department of Consumer Affairs and meet certain requirements. The Act also provides exemptions from state lending and other requirements for providers.… Continue Reading
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CFPB settles lawsuit against companies that brokered pension advance products structured as purchases
By Alan S. Kaplinsky on
The CFPB and the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) recently settled a lawsuit they filed jointly in a South Carolina federal district court in October 2019 against Performance Arbitrage Company, Inc. and Life Funding Options, Inc., and their individual owner that alleged the defendants violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act and the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code by brokering high-interest loans to consumers that were marketed as purchases of the consumers’ future pension or disability payments. … Continue Reading