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Articlesby Tom HudsonJune 16, 2016

Look Within

If you’re wondering where all those pesky rules and regulations come from, look no further than the dealer down the street.

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NewsJune 2, 2016

CFPB Issues Small-Dollar Lending Rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau used its field hearing today to issue its proposed rule targeting what Director Richard Cordray called “payday debt traps.”

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NewsMay 18, 2016

Reuters: Trump to Release Plan for Dismantling Dodd-Frank

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump told Reuters he would release a plan in about two weeks for overhauling the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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NewsMay 18, 2016

CFPB: 20% of Single-Payment Auto Title Loans End in Repossession

A report form the CFPB found that about 20% of auto title loan borrowers end up having their car or truck seized by the lender for failing to repay their debt. Eighty percent fall into a debt trap, with more than 66% having to take out seven or more consecutive loans to fully repay their debt.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoMay 10, 2016

CFPB Issues Proposal to End Forced Arbitration

At its May 5 field hearing in Albuquerque, N.M., the CFPB issued its proposal to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in finance contracts. Financial services providers will still be able to include arbitration clauses in finance contracts; they just can’t use the agreements to stop consumers from being part of a class action in court.

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Articlesby Tom HudsonApril 20, 2016

Strange Adversaries

The CFPB has found an unexpected foe in Eric Schneiderman, an activist attorney general who believes arbitration is ‘efficient and effective.’

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NewsApril 12, 2016

Compliance Summit to Hit Tampa, Las Vegas in 2016

Organizers of Compliance Summit, a series of regional events dedicated to front-end compliance for dealers and dealership management, announced that events will be held in Tampa and Las Vegas this year following stops in Chicago and Austin, Texas, in 2015.

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Articlesby Tom HudsonMarch 21, 2016

Low-Hanging Fruit

Countless examples prove that dealer advertising is an easy target for regulators.

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NewsMarch 21, 2016

House Democrats Join Republicans in CFPB Grilling

Republicans were expected to lash out at the CFPB during its semi-annual report to Congress, but there were a few unexpected critics from the other side of the aisle as well.

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Articlesby Nicole MunroMarch 16, 2016

Here Come the Readability Police

The Texas Plain Language Law will mandate that auto finance contracts be written at an 11th-grade reading level by 2017.

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