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This week’s podcast episode: Recent federal and state debt collection developments

CFPB Monitor

We then discuss compliance and licensing issues under District of Columbia, California, Utah, and New York debt collection laws and the Wyoming “debt buyer” licensing requirement. . We first look at the impact of the CFPB’s most recent rulemaking agenda on debt collectors. Continue Reading

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Texas judge moves CFPB's $8 credit card late fee case to DC

American Banker

Pittman sided with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in ordering the case be moved from Texas to the District of Columbia due to "forum shopping." Judge Mark T.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

The institutions are the ones shouldering the costs of compliance, examinations, and fines. Reporting Since the real estate industry was exempted from AML requirements in 2002, the onus has been on financial institutions to identify and report suspicious or fraudulent activity.

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State AGs send warning to nationwide CRAs and furnishers regarding FCRA enforcement

CFPB Monitor

Twenty-one state attorneys general and the District of Columbia attorney general have sent a letter to the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) “to remind them” of their legal obligations under federal and state law as well as under agreements between the AGs and the CRAs entered into in 2015.

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State AGs ask Director Kraninger to withdraw CFPB COVID-19 credit reporting guidance

CFPB Monitor

With regard to the CARES Act provision on credit reporting, the CFPB stated that it “expects furnishers to comply with the CARES Act and will work with furnishers as needed to help them do so.”

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Banking Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements Take Effect

Abrigo

In this guest column by Jeffrey Taft and Matthew Bisanz of Mayer Brown 's Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement practice, learn more about how to be ready for compliance. The new requirements become effective on April 1, 2022, but compliance is not required until May 1, 2022. Expand and Clarify. How and When. Be Prepared.

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State AGs submit comments to FDIC on small-dollar lending

CFPB Monitor

A group of 13 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia AG have sent a letter to the FDIC commenting on the agency’s request for information on small-dollar lending. The Bureau also stated that its proposal would address the rule’s August 19, 2019 compliance date.

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