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CFPB Drops Investigation Into Lender That Donated To Mulvaney

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According to American Banker , the Greenville, South Carolina-based company announced it received a letter from the consumer agency “indicating the investigation into the company’s marketing and lending practices has been completed.” which had been accused of taking advantage of low-income borrowers.

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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home

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began to get its early actual data (as opposed to theoretical predictions) as Alaska, Georgia, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas and all began lifting some of the stricter parts of the social distancing regulations to allow slightly more social mobility, according to CNN. But starting last weekend, the U.S.

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Remote Seller Taxation: A Job For Tax Automation

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Aftershocks from the South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court decision continue to rattle online merchants, as three states (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) are now trying to collect eCommerce sales tax retroactively, as far back as five years. To date 43 states and Washington, D.C. Implementation.

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Trump nominee to head OMB could create roadblock for CFPB regulations

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It has been reported that President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Carolina Republican Congressman Mick Mulvaney to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Although the CFPB is currently not required to submit its regulations to OMB for review, that could change as a result of the D.C.

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

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Multifamily, commercial and automotive loans are driving loan growth among banks in the Northeast, but increasing risk will draw fresh attention from regulators to ensure recent and future growth is sound, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said recently. The OCC on Oct. The OCC on Oct. • Changes in underwriting.

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“Dormant Commerce Clause” case law continues to evolve

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3) grants Congress the power “[t]o regulate Commerce. To allow Minnesota to apply its bullion regulatory scheme to transactions its residents conduct wholly in South Dakota, South Carolina, or South Korea would be to ‘arbitrarily [] exalt the public policy’ of Minnesota over those jurisdictions. I, § 8, cl.

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Wells Fargo’s New Alleged Scandal? Failing To Refund Owed Insurance Payments

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Wells Fargo — after a year of headaches, hassles and a seemingly unending hit parade of scandals — is now facing the ire of regulators who question why the bank is not refunding insurance money owed to customers who paid off their loans early. Guess what Wells Fargo didn’t do?