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Trade groups seek clarifications to Military Lending Act regulations

CFPB Monitor

A number of prominent industry trade groups have written to the Department of Defense (DoD) seeking clarifications to the Military Lending Act (MLA) final rule adopted in July 2015 that dramatically expanded the scope of the MLA’s coverage.

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Defense Department dramatically expands scope of Military Lending Act

CFPB Monitor

The Department of Defense (DoD) dramatically expanded the scope of the Military Lending Act (MLA) on July 22, 2015, publishing its Final Rule amending the MLA’s implementing regulation. On August 24, 2015, Ballard Spahr attorneys will hold a webinar on the Final Rule from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

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Changes to the Military Lending Act: What your institution needs to know

ZootBlog

In July 2015, the Department of Defense (DoD) passed major changes to the Military Lending Act (MLA) with target compliance dates of October 3, 2015 and October 3, 2017. The MLA’s overall goal is to prevent predatory lending against U.S. The 2017 date applies only to credit cards.

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The link between mortgage debt servicing burdens and arrears: is there a critical threshold?

BankUnderground

Some countries restrict lending to borrowers with high debt-servicing burdens There are different metrics that measure a household’s debt-servicing burden. It is calculated by taking a household’s mortgage payments (including interest and principal) and dividing them by their pre-tax income.

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FinCEN announces $8 Million BSA Enforcement Action: The Resurrection of AML Penalties

Abrigo

Millions of dollars in suspicious activity were not reported to FinCEN in a timely or accurate manner, including those connected to tax evasion, illegal gambling, money laundering, and other financial crimes. . If your CDD program is not intact, now is the time to tighten things up and watch for new regulations. Be Prepared.

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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

PYMNTS

In this world, the only things certain are death and taxes. Marketplace lending. The blockchain can even end world poverty and transform society by making it safer for total strangers to lend each other money — without any third-party intermediary — and without any risk. Marketplace Lending. Honesty is the best policy.

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Wells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove

PYMNTS

Regulators are reportedly inquiring about how a lawyer for wealthy customers of Wells Fargo came to access so large a trove of customer information. Regulators have reportedly informally reached out to the attorneys involved in the lawsuit underlying the release of information to figure out how the data breach happened.

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