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Goodwin Year-In-Review Confirms 2022 Was a Regulatory Harbinger of What is in Store for The Consumer Finance Industry In 2023

Global law firm Goodwin today announced the release of its seventh annual Consumer Finance Year in Review. Produced by the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Litigation and Enforcement + Government Investigations practices, and authored by partners Anthony Alexis, Sabrina Rose-Smith, Kyle Tayman, Levi Swank, Matt Riffee, and Christina Hennecken, the in-depth…

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CFPB Enters Into $4.75 Million Consent Order With Subprime Auto Lender and Servicer for FCRA Violations

On December 22, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a national lender and originator of subprime auto loans over the company’s alleged violations of Section 623(a)(1)(A) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (15 U.S.C. § 1681-s2(a)) and Regulation V, 12 C.F.R. § 1022.42(a). The…

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CFPB Secures Consent Order Against Student Loan Servicer for Failure to Comply with 2015 Consent Order and Alleged Deceptive Acts and Practices

On December 22, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced​ that it had secured a consent order ​against a national student loan servicer based on its failure to comply with a 2015 consent order issued by the CFPB.  Specifically, the company misrepresented the minimum periodic payments owed by consumers on their student loans, misrepresented…

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CFPB Announces Another Settlement with Mortgage Lender Resolving Allegations of Deceptive VA Loans

On October 26, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it had a reached a settlement with a Utah-based mortgage lender and broker, resolving allegations that the lender had engaged in deceptive ​acts and practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 5531, 5536 (CFPA),…

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U.S. Department of Justice Announces $24.9 Million Settlement With National Mortgage Company Resolving False Claims Act Allegations

On October 22, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached a settlement with a San Diego-based national mortgage lender, resolving allegations that the company had originated and underwrote mortgages insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) without following program…

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NJ Attorney General Sues National Student Loan Servicer For Deceptive Practices

On October 20, 2020, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal (“NJ AG”) and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs announced that they had filed suit in New Jersey state court against a national student loan servicer for alleged unconscionable commercial practices and deception and misrepresentations made to thousands of New…

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California Department of Business Oversight Investigates Auto Title Lender for Possible Usury

On September 3, 2020, the California Department of Business Oversight (“DBO”) announced it had initiated an investigation into an auto title lender for possible violations of California’s state usury limits, through its relationship with an out-of-state bank. In 2020, the Company allegedly stopped making state-licensed auto loans in California and instead partnered…

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CFPB Continues Streak of Consent Orders With VA Mortgage Lenders for Deceptive Practices

On September 2, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it had entered into a consent order with a Delaware-based VA-mortgage lender, resolving allegations that the company had engaged in deceptive practices against servicemembers and veterans.  The CFPB found that since April 2018 the Company had mailed current and former servicemembers misleading advertisements…

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CFPB Issues Consent Order Against Maryland-Based Mortgage Lender for Deceptive Practices Related to VA Loans

On September 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced that it had issued a consent order against a Maryland-based corporation offering VA-guaranteed loans in twelve states.  According to the consent order, the CFPB found the company had sent consumers millions of advertisements containing deceptive or misleading statements and inadequate disclosures, in violation of…

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CFPB Issues Yet Another Consent Order Against Lender for Deceptive Practices Related to VA Loans

On September 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced that it had issued a consent order against a Miami-based lender based on its deceptive advertisements to servicemembers and military veterans through direct-mail campaigns in eight states. According to the consent order, the CFPB found that the company had included false, misleading, and inaccurate…

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Massachusetts AG Sues National Auto Lender for Unfair and Deceptive Practices

On August 31, 2020, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy (“Massachusetts AG”) announced that she had filed suit in Massachusetts state court against a national auto lender for allegedly making unfair and deceptive loans to thousands of Massachusetts consumers since 2013 and engaging in unfair debt collection practices. According to the Massachusetts AG, the company…

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CFPB Settles Another Case With Mortgage Company Over Allegedly Deceptive VA Loan Advertisements

On August 21, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had a reached a settlement with a California-based lender, resolving allegations that the lender had sent deceptive loan advertisements to servicemembers and veterans in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), the Mortgage Acts and Practices…

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CFPB Announces Settlement with Short-term Lenders, Resolving Allegations of Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices

​On June 2, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had reached a settlement with multiple related companies based in Tennessee that offer payday and auto-title loans. The CFPB alleged that the companies made deceptive disclosures, failed to refund overpayments on its loans, and engaged in unfair…

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Federal Agencies Encourage Access to Small-Dollar Loans in Light of COVID-19

This week LenderLaw Watch covers developments related to small-dollar loans in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Every year the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) conducts its Survey of Household Economics & Decision-making, asking households across the country questions related to financial wellbeing and security.  According…

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