Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 5 Jul 2022
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued an Advisory Opinion on “convenience” or “speed pay” fees, such as “fees imposed for…
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | USA | 30 Jun 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an Advisory Opinion on June 29, 2022, clarifying its view as to the legality under the Fair…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 30 Jun 2022
On June 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an Advisory Opinion focused on consumer debt collectors and the…
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 29 Jun 2022
Following its recent “initiative” and request for information to reduce “exploitative junk fees,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”)…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 28 Jun 2022
A consumer made charges on a credit card account, which she failed to pay as agreed. The creditor referred the account to a law firm, which served…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 26 Jun 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently ruled that a debt collector violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it…
DLA Piper | USA | 21 Jun 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new inquiry regarding practices by employers that may make employees indebted to…
Venable LLP | USA | 15 Jun 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("the Bureau" or CFPB) released an Interpretive Rule—which is exempt from notice-and-comment requirements of…
Goodwin Procter LLP | USA | 14 Jun 2022
On May 23, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Attorney General (NY AG) announced that they have settled a case…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 13 Jun 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a consumer’s complaint against a mortgage servicer…