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CFPB Announces $3.2 Million Settlement with Online Payday Lender

On January 25, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with an online lender that extends unsecured payday and installment loans, as well as lines of credit, resolving allegations that the lender had engaged in unfair acts or practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection…

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CFPB Announces $1 Settlement With Military Pension-Advance Broker

​On January 23, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a loan broker, resolving allegations the broker’s offering of high-interest credit to veterans on behalf of several unnamed companies had thereby violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), 12 U.S.C. §§ 5531, 5536….

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California Department of Business Oversight Enters Into $900,000 Consent Order With Payday Lender

On January 22, 2019, the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a payday lender to resolve allegations that the company violated the California Financing Law, Fin. Code Section 22000 et seq. Per the consent order, the payday lender allegedly steered borrowers into loans…

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Virginia Attorney General Announces Judgment Against Pension Lender, Securing More than $50 Million in Debt Relief and Penalties

On November 15, 2018, the Virginia Attorney General’s office (“Virginia AG”) announced that it had secured more than $50 million in debt relief and civil penalties as a result of its lawsuit brought under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act against two affiliated loan companies and their owner (the “Defendants”) in…

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CFPB Reaches $200,000 Settlement with Online Retailer Over Payment Forwarding

On October 4, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with online retailer and its subsidiaries that sells products through revolving-credit accounts and installment-credit accounts, and then sells charged-off account to third-party debt collectors. The consent order resolves the CFPB’s allegations…

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