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CFPB, joined by South Carolina Dept. of Consumer Affairs and Arkansas AG, files lawsuit targeting service providers to pension advance products structured as purchases

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The CFPB filed a complaint in a South Carolina federal district court against Upstate Law Group LLC. The CFPB filed a complaint in a South Carolina federal district court against Upstate Law Group LLC. The new lawsuit indicates that the Bureau is also targeting service providers to such companies.

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Walmart Adds Two Global Governance Leaders To Support Financial Services

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Emma Waddell will join the company as vice president of financial services compliance, while Joe Rodriguez will serve as lead counsel of financial services, per news from the retailer. “As Waddell will provide support and guidance to financial services compliance leaders across all of the company’s operating markets, including Walmart U.S.,

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CFPB continues to target pension advance products structured as purchases

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The CFPB has already announced two settlements this year involving brokers of transactions alleged to be high-interest loans to veterans that were marketed as purchases of the future pension or disability payments, one in January 2019 and the other in August 2019 (with the Arkansas Attorney General also a party).

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Siron Financial Crime Solutions Are Moving from FICO to IMTF

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FICO is transitioning its Siron ® compliance business to IMTF, a Swiss global leader in regulatory technology, and a partner in the Siron business for more than 20 years. Siron’s anti-financial crime solutions provide organizations with analytics-driven applications for end-to-end financial crime compliance. FICO Admin. by TJ Horan.

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36 State Attorneys General settle with CarMax over non-disclosure of open safety recalls

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Additionally, CarMax is prohibited from directly or indirectly stating in marketing, advertising, or during sale (including vehicle labeling) that a vehicle is “safe” or has been repaired for “safety issues.” . CarMax has 180 days to implement these practices, and has agreed to compliance monitoring for a period of five years.

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NY DFS announces multistate investigation of payroll advance industry

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The first CFPB enforcement action under former Acting Director Mulvaney’s leadership was also filed against a pension advance company and alleged that the company made predatory loans to consumers that were falsely marketed as asset purchases. North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks. Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit.

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CFPB announces settlement with broker of pension assignments

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In its press release announcing the settlement , the Bureau stated that its investigation “is being conducted in partnership with the Office of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs.”.