CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.

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Regulation Groups Analysis Lending 78

Abrigo

JANUARY 30, 2024

REGISTER Takeaway 1 Banking and compliance professionals rely on ThinkBIG to elevate their understanding of industry shifts and regulatory pressures. Banking and compliance professionals rely on the annual conference to elevate their understanding of industry shifts and regulatory pressures that hammer them daily.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

A federal judge late last week ordered a stay on the August 2019 compliance date tied to the “ payday lending rule ” mandated roughly two years ago by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The judge wrote in his March 19 ruling that he had not received a request to lift the stay.

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Lending Illinois Compliance Chicago 128

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

In a press release issued on Monday (June 25), the SBA announced a strategic alliance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help small businesses (SMBs) facing regulatory compliance and enforcement issues. The SBA and AICPA have been working together since 2008, the entities noted.

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Groups National Compliance Lending 101

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Yesterday, eight federal agencies joined together to issue an “ Interagency Statement on Special Purpose Credit Programs Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B ” (Interagency Statement). The agencies consist of the CFPB, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board, NCUA, HUD, DOJ, and FHFA.

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Regulation Lending FDIC Compliance 78

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 14, 2021

Two leaders of the CFPB’s Fair Lending Office – Patrick Ficklin, Fair Lending Director, and Charles Nier, Senior Fair Lending Counsel – recently published an article advocating for broader use of special purpose credit programs (“SPCPs”) by creditors.

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Lending Regulation Study Washington 78

Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2023

Focus loan reviews on risk in the portfolio Continuous loan review monitoring helps banks and credit unions ensure credit review systems support safe and sound lending. discussed how they use continuous monitoring in their efforts to ensure safe and sound lending practices.

Lending 195

Lending Risk Management Software System 195

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Alan Kaplinsky, Ballard Spahr Senior Counsel in the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group, hosts the conversation joined by Richard Andreano, a partner in the Group and Leader of the firm’s Mortgage Banking Group. To listen to the podcast, click here.

Groups 78

Groups Compliance Lending Regulation 78

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 27, 2022

area auto dealer, Passport Automotive Group (“Passport”), resolving allegations that it had deceived consumers by adding illegal “junk” fees onto car prices and charging Black and Latino consumers higher financing costs and fees. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups on the grounds that it violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

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Groups Exercises Lending Policies 78

Payments Source

JANUARY 7, 2021

Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. is planning to restructure its consumer credit operations so the company can continue lending nationwide under new regulations that would otherwise threaten to dramatically restrict its most lucrative business, people familiar with the matter said.

Lending 150

Lending Groups Regulation Operations 150

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Two years ago today, Lending Club was ringing the bell on an IPO that one early investor called “a no-brainer.”. Lending Club’s model does not need bank branches on each street corner, and it can turn around in minutes and hours, not days. “I So what went so right for LendingClub two years ago today at its IPO — and then so wrong?

Lending 100

Lending Compliance Capital Marketing 100

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 21, 2018

NPR reported last week that the Trump Administration is planning to end the current prohibition under the Military Lending Act (“MLA”) against creditors offering service members GAP insurance in connection with credit intended to finance the purchase of motor vehicles.

Lending 113

Lending Regulation Compliance Industry 113

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Prudential regulators have made it clear that while they will adjust supervisory strategies as appropriate to emerging risks of the pandemic, examiner scrutiny will continue assessing basic principles that ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions. Loan administration is a basic and yet far-reaching process of lending.

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System Lending Software Risk Management 195

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Key Takeaways Effective credit risk review promotes lending agility. Regulators consider an effective loan review system vital for financial institutions’ efforts to meet safety and soundness standards. Regulators consider an effective loan review system vital for financial institutions’ efforts to meet safety and soundness standards.

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System Lending Compliance Risk Management 150

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 14, 2021

The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”. Proposed Regulations. The IDFPR has proposed regulations to implement the Act.

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Illinois Regulation Report Lending 78

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The key allegations in the DOJ’s complaint are the following: During the relevant time period (2015-2021), the Newark, New Jersey-Pennsylvania Metro Division (Newark MD) as delineated in 2015 included Essex, Somerset, Union, Sussex, and Morris counties in New Jersey (Newark Lending Area). unlikely to be caused by chance) and sizeable.

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New Jersey Lending Community National 147

CFPB Monitor

JULY 8, 2019

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2018 activities was published in today’s Federal Register. In addition to discussing the symposium and Data Point report in the section on “Access to Credit,” the new fair lending report discusses conducting supervisory reviews of alternative credit scoring models.

Lending 60

Lending Report Policies Compliance 60

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 1, 2022

The FHFA also issued a request for information (“RFI”) seeking public input on how to facilitate responsible innovation, identify barriers or challenges to implementing fintech into housing finance, support equity for homeowners and renters, and increase efficiency and effectiveness in the compliance and regulatory processes.

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Financial Technology Technology Fintech Compliance 78

TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

HBOS whistleblower who had warned against its unsustainable lending and the sale of financial products such as PPI In the years leading up to the economic crisis of 2007-08 few challenges were made to excessive and opportunistic financial activity and since then few individuals have been called to account for the damage it caused.

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Training Compliance Lending Regulation 97

Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

In addition, even before the recent banking troubles, regulators have emphasized the financial institution’s responsibility to provide leaders with information on key areas of planning, operations, and risk management. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

Report 195

Report Risk Management Capital Data 195

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Takeaway 1 BSA and fraud functions have historically been siloed, and IT has been external to compliance. Takeaway 3 Cyberattacks are also on the rise, lending even more importance to communication and collaboration among the BSA, fraud, and IT functions. BSA Rules and Regulation. Learn More. Whitepaper. BSA Training.

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Fraud Video Training Compliance 195

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

On January 26, 2021, the FTC sent its annual letter to the CFPB reporting on the FTC’s activities related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) and Regulation B. The FTC has authority to enforce the ECOA and Regulation B with respect to nonbank financial service providers within its jurisdiction.

Report 78

Report New York City Lending Regulation 78

FICO

MAY 2, 2023

I sat down with UK lenders in two roundtable discussions in March to explore the different approaches being taken to Consumer Duty compliance. Whilst the challenges came through loud and clear, it was also apparent that the potential upsides are clearly understood.

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Compliance How To Tools Strategy 52

American Banker

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The consumer lender CURO Group said that its agreement with bondholders gives it a 30-day grace period, and that negotiations on a broader restructuring are continuing. The company has lost money in recent years as it shifts away from traditional payday lending to larger installment loans.

Lending 81

Lending Groups Company Risk Management 81

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 28, 2021

As a result of the PAs, the Bureau initiated significantly more fair lending supervisory events during the period covered by the report than during the prior reporting period. During the period covered by the report, the Bureau filed one fair lending public enforcement action and referred three ECOA matters to the DOJ. to 1:30 p.m.

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Report Leadership Lending Regulation 78

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2015

84 House members recently wrote to the CFPB to urge it to expedite rulemaking to implement the small business lending data requirements of Dodd-Frank Section 1071. In their letter to Director Cordray, the House members urge the CFPB “to move forward this year” with Regulation B rulemaking to implement Section 1071.

Lending 60

Lending Data Groups Regulation 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

The summary, according to the site, would direct the FCC to develop new regulations that would detail how the law may protect social media platforms as they move to take content off their sites – and to take those new regulations into account when investigating or filing suit against those firms. CFPB and Payday Lending.

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social media Regulation Lending Compliance 128

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 16, 2021

Under the leadership of Acting CFPB Director Dave Uejio, the Bureau issued an interpretive rule on March 9, 2021 clarifying that the prohibition against sex discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) and Regulation B includes sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.

Regulation 78

Regulation District of Columbia Georgia Policies 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

Today, the company continues to operate in compliance with an asset cap imposed by its regulator due to actions of past leadership. While we are actively working to create balance sheet capacity to lend, we are limited in our ongoing ability to use our strong capital and liquidity position to extend additional credit.

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Resources Leadership Regulation Compliance 162

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In particular, the report’s recommendations deserve attention because they are likely to influence future actions by the federal banking regulators and the CFPB. (The The report attributes the risk that such schemes will arise to bank/fintech relationships that “lack proper regulatory oversight or principles for responsible lending.”

Fintech 78

Fintech Report Data Lending 78

BankUnderground

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In a recent paper , we shed new light on the consequences of this type of regulation by examining the recent UK ‘ring-fencing’ legislation. Unlike Glass-Steagall, ring-fencing allows banking groups to continue to run both retail and investment banks. Ring-fencing came into effect at the start of 2019.

Lending 109

Lending Retail Groups Maine 109

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 29, 2015

The CFPB has issued a fair lending report covering its fair lending activities during 2014. The report states that in 2014, CFPB fair lending supervisory and public enforcement actions required institutions to provide approximately $224 million in remediation.

Lending 60

Lending Report Policies Compliance 60

CFPB Monitor

MAY 3, 2016

The CFPB has issued a report covering its fair lending activities during 2015. The report states that in 2015, CFPB fair lending supervisory and public enforcement actions required institutions to provide approximately $108 million in remediation. Much of the information contained in the report was the subject of previous blog posts.

Lending 60

Lending Report Compliance Meeting 60

Abrigo

JULY 14, 2023

2) Owner versus non-owner occupied, and (3) Individual or related group of borrowers. For example, your top goal for next year might be to expand your lending geographic footprint. Does the solution provide dashboards customized to specific groups within the financial institution (e.g., Learn more about Abrigo Connect.

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Strategy Data Analytics Analysis 195

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Australian regulators on Tuesday (Sept. Reports in Reuters said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the completion of its review into Australia’s top four banks and how they managed and remediated issues of non-compliance. The ASIC slammed the banks’ processes as “unacceptable.”

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Regulation National Compliance System 108

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 17, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission recently provided its annual letter to the CFPB concerning its enforcement activities relating to compliance with Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act), Regulation M (Consumer Leasing Act), and Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfer Act). Regulation E/EFTA.

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Report Regulation Policies Lending 78

CFPB Monitor

MAY 20, 2015

Chambers USA has once again ranked the Ballard Spahr LLP Consumer Financial Services (CFS) Group in the highest tier nationally in the category of Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance and Litigation). ” Group Co-leader Jeremy Rosenblum is known “a very good, talented lawyer.”

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