
The legislation was passed by a 332-96 vote yesterday, with the bill receiving approval from 88 House Democrats.
Read More →Aside from rescinding the CFPB’s guidance on dealer participation, the legislation would add a few steps to the bureau’s guidance-writing activities.
Read More →For the second time, the bureau rejected the association’s request for internal documents acknowledging the agency’s intent to regulate the auto finance market through enforcement action, and eschewed evidence that its methods for estimating disparate impact were deeply flawed.
Read More →Operation Collection Protection has resulted in 115 total actions against debt collectors this year, 30 of which were announced during the FTC’s press conference to announce the multiagency initiative.
Read More →Four months after suing SNAAC for employing illegal debt collection practices, the CFPB has ordered the finance company to pay $3.28 million in refunds and fines to resolve the regulator's claims.
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If the CFPB has its way, pre-dispute arbitration agreements will no longer protect dealers from class-action lawsuits.
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Any entity that feeds a consumer reporting agency is considered a ‘data furnisher’ by the CFPB and must be aware of three credit reporting factors that can’t be overlooked.
Read More →The bureau is seeking to ban pre-dispute arbitration clauses that block class action lawsuits. The proposals under consideration would allow companies to use arbitration for individual disputes, but would require those companies to submit to the CFPB the arbitration claims filed and awards issued.
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The Chicago-based bank notified dealers in approximately 12 states that it’s refocusing its indirect auto business to its core market states, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Arizona and Florida.
Read More →The bureau ordered the subprime auto finance source and its subsidiary to pay a $4.25 million civil penalty for illegal debt-collection tactics and $44.1 million in consumer redress.
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