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- Topic: Consumer Finance
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- Client AlertMarch 27, 2020
H.R. 748 better known as the CARES Act or more informally as the $2 trillion stimulus bill signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, contains one important provision for all consumer lenders and another two provisions related to federally-backed mortgage loans.
- Client AlertJanuary 6, 2020
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 went into effect on January 1, 2020 and imposes extensive disclosure and record-keeping requirements on businesses that handle personal information.
- Client AlertNovember 1, 2018
On September 30, the Governor of California signed into law Senate Bill No. 1235, which amends the California Financing Law (previously known as the Finance Lenders Law) to impose new disclosure requirements on licensed commercial lenders and brokers including for online lending programs doing business in California.
- Client AlertMay 24, 2018
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has created a circuit split in how the federal circuit courts have interpreted the statute of limitations as it applies to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
- Client AlertAugust 17, 2017
Compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act has never been simple, and a number of conflicting and confusing rulings over the last several years have made it that much more difficult. The TCPA contains a confusing array of regulations depending on what kind of phone is being called, who is calling and what purpose the call serves, and whether the person being called has given permission.
- Client AlertJuly 12, 2017
More than a year after the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau submitted a proposed rule to limit consumer financial services contract arbitration clauses, the CFPB sounded the death knell on July 10, 2017, when it released its long-awaited final rule.
- Client AlertJune 13, 2017
In a unanimous decision on June 12, the United States Supreme Court held that a purchaser of defaulted debt who pursues repayment is not a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
- Client AlertMay 19, 2017
The Supreme Court continues to redefine the scope of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, with one highly anticipated ruling issued this week and another expected before the Court adjourns for the summer in late June.
- ArticleThe Banking Law JournalMay 2017 (Originally Published March 8, 2017)
This article discusses a financial institution’s obligation to manage risks of its HELOC Home Equity Line of Credit portfolio, focusing on the applicable regulatory requirements and restrictions on the ability to freeze or reduce HELOCs during the draw period.
- Client AlertApril 17, 2017
2016 was a record year for filings under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. In 2016, litigants filed 4,860 TCPA lawsuits, an increase of nearly 32% from 2015. But what does 2017 hold? What can companies who call customers to service or collect debts expect?
- Client AlertFebruary 22, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit made headlines following its decision in the PHH Corporation et al. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau case. The Court found that the CFPB’s single-director, removable-only-for-cause structure was unconstitutional. However, the Court has now vacated that order in its entirety and set the case to be heard again en banc.
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsFebruary 7, 2017
In this edition:
- Mortgage Servicing Foreclosure Practices
- OCC Semiannual Risk Perspective
- Client AlertJanuary 24, 2017
In one of his first Presidential acts, President Trump has named Commissioner Ajit Pai as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Chairman Pai has become well-known for his dissenting opinions during his time with the FCC, including his dissent to the most recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act Omnibus Ruling and Order issued in July 2015.
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsDecember 6, 2016
On Friday, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will issue limited-purpose bank charters to qualified fintech companies.
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsNovember 29, 2016
In this edition:
- Deposit Insurance Determination Rule
- FFIEC Revises Its Consumer Compliance Rating System
- Servicemembers
- Client AlertOctober 20, 2016
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument yesterday in a consolidated case arguing that the Federal Communication Commission has overstepped its bounds in its most recent interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
- Client AlertOctober 19, 2016
On October 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an important decision involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Not only did the Court find that the agency’s structure was unconstitutional, it also ruled that the CFPB violated due process, and is subject to the statutes of limitations embodied in the laws it seeks to enforce.
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsMay 25, 2016
In this edition:
- NACHA Operating Rules — New Unauthorized Entry Fee
- Customer Due Diligence — Beneficial Ownership Rule
- Limited English Language Proficiency Customers
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsApril 19, 2016
In this edition:
- Recent Action by the OCC of Special Concern for Directors, Senior Managers, and Compliance Officers
- FDIC Provides Additional Guidance on Corporate Governance
- Client AlertClient AlertJanuary 2016 (Originally Published August 11, 2015)
The Banking Law Journal republished a Chapman Client Alert.
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsSeptember 23, 2015
In this edition:
- CFPB Guidance on Private Mortgage Insurance Cancellation
- FDIC Announces Settlement with Credit Card Issuer Related to the Sale of Add-On Products
- Servicemember Updates
- Eleventh Circuit Rules on Applicability of FDCPA to Bank
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsJuly 29, 2015
In this edition:
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act Declaratory Ruling
- CFPB First Monthly Complaint Report
- Treasury Department Inquires about Marketplace Lending
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsJuly 6, 2015
In this edition:
- Servicemembers Update
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Narratives
- Private Student Loans and Cosigners
- To the Point!March 25, 2015
In this issue:
- CFPB Arbitration Study: First Step to Restricting their Use?
- 7th Circuit Requires Servicers to Credit Payments on the Day Authorized
- Target Data Breach Settlement
- To the Point!Special Edition: To the Point!December 10, 2014
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued its 800+ page proposed rule (with commentary) on prepaid cards.
- To the Point!Special Edition: To the Point!November 13, 2014
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a proposed rule that would bring prepaid products under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and make the protections currently afforded to credit cardholders under Regulation Z applicable when credit features are obtained in connection with a prepaid account.
- To the Point!November 12, 2014
In this issue:
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 2013 Disparate Impact Rule is Vacated
- FFIEC Cybersecurity Guidance
- 2014 Federal Interagency Fair Lending Hot Topics Webinar
- To the Point!November 5, 2014
In this issue:
- Qualified Mortgage Points and Fees Cure
- Posting Privacy Notices Online
- National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households
