Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 26, 2023

On January 20, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a letter to the CFPB agreeing with its preliminary determination that California’s Commercial Financing Disclosures Law (CFDL) is not preempted by TILA because the CFDL only applies to commercial financing and not to consumer credit transactions within the scope of TILA.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Federal Activities: On September 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its fifth biennial report to Congress on the consumer credit card market, finding that the market’s growth over the last few years reversed course in 2020. Privacy and Cybersecurity Activities. Among other provisions, S.B.

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Fico Collections

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Saxon Shirley Fri, 05/20/2022 - 06:06 by FICO expand_less Back To Top Tue, 02/07/2023 - 19:10 As the independent standard in credit scoring, FICO® Scores are the leading credit scores used extensively across the lending ecosystem. million previously “unscorable” consumer files. Read the full post 3.

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Fico Collections

JANUARY 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic cast a huge shadow on the financial services worldwide. The FICO Blog posts last year reflected that – we wrote about everything from the impact on collections, proactive lender communications with consumers, issues with fraud, and of course, how FICO® Scores were impacted.

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Fico Collections

JULY 15, 2022

As a data scientist working on credit models in the late 80s, it was a mission to help replace human bias with data-driven science. in 1989, it meant lenders of all sizes could leverage the technology of scoring and open up credit to consumers that they might not have lent to in the past. Hundreds of lenders in the U.S.

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JUNE 19, 2023

The CFPB also released several reports shining a light on factors that may influence fair access to credit, including how medical debt affects tens of millions of consumers’ credit profiles, how people in under-resourced rural areas struggle to access financial services, and the challenges faced by justice-involved individuals and families.

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Better Credit Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

While you may have applied for a loan from a popular lender or bank, their name isn’t necessarily the one that will appear on your credit report. Instead, banks, lenders, and other financial institutions turn to consumer credit reporting companies like CBCInnovis to vet applicants.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Specifically, the final rule provides for the following adjustments: For open-end consumer credit plans under TILA, the threshold that triggers requirements to disclose minimum interest charges will remain unchanged at $1.00 The rule takes effect on January 1, 2022. 8% of the total loan amount for a loan amount less than $14,356.

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Better Credit Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

In the article below, we’ll break down the details of the NTB/CBNA credit card, how a hard inquiry works, and what you can do to get an inaccurate inquiry off your report. NTB/CBNA On My Credit Report. Citibank is a major financial institution that offers credit cards in partnership with numerous retailers, including: Best Buy.

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JANUARY 14, 2017

Instead, the orders are focused on the CRAs’ marketing of credit related reporting services. According to the Consent Orders, the CRAs marketed and sold consumers credit scores and credit related products. Equifax Order, ¶ 23; see also TransUnion Order, ¶ 29.

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Fico Collections

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has handed out a £26m fine following poor treatment of more than 1.5 It marks the highest fine ever issued to a lender for what it deemed a breach of consumer credit rules. As we pass the first anniversary of the pandemic’s outbreak, where does this leave lenders?

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 9, 2023

The proposed rule would require lenders to assess a borrower’s ability to repay a PACE loan and would provide a framework for how these loans will be treated under the Truth in Lending Act. PACE loans, secured by a property tax lien on the borrower’s home, are often promoted as a way to finance clean energy improvements, such as solar panels.

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Credit Corp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

So credit repair, consumer credit and credit bureaus—they’re all tied together. To understand why they’re so important, you might want to learn a bit more about the history of credit scores and repair. Luckily, we’ve compiled everything you need to know about the history of the credit repair industry.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 11, 2021

In its report, the Taskforce makes approximately 100 recommendations to the CFPB, Congress, and state and federal regulators to strengthen consumer protection. To promote access to capital, initially, only community financial institutions can make First Draw PPP Loans on Monday, January 11, and Second Draw PPP Loans on Wednesday, January 13.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 14, 2023

The proposed guidanceadvises on policies that financial institutions may implement to allow consumers to provide financial institutions with information that may not have been considered during an appraisal or if deficiencies are identified in the original appraisal. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 1, 2023

On July 27, the Senate passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill, which includes a provision that tightens oversight over financial institutions engaged in crypto trading and takes aim at crypto mixers and “anonymity-enhancing” crypto assets. For more information, click here.

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Credit Corp

JANUARY 7, 2021

If you’re in a financial rough patch, don’t panic. First, call all your lenders and tell them what’s going on. Many financial institutions offer deferments, temporarily lower payments, low-cost structured repayment plans and other reassuring options—but only if you ask. Use Financial Planning Apps.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 18, 2022

On April 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a report titled Student Loan Borrowers Potentially At-Risk when Payment Suspension Ends.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 17, 2023

The bulletin also discusses the “shadow financial” functions enabled by crypto markets, which share many of the vulnerabilities of traditional finance. The proposals will modify the cost and delivery of care so that no New Yorker will not “have to choose between their health and their financial security.”

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 2, 2023

The proposed rule would require lenders to assess a borrower’s ability to repay a PACE loan, as well as provide a framework for how these loans will be treated under the Truth in Lending Act. Senate Committee on Banking held a full committee hearing, titled “Oversight of the Credit Reporting Agencies.” On April 27, the U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The proposed Personal Financial Data Rights rule activates a dormant provision of law enacted by Congress more than a decade ago. It would jumpstart competition by forbidding financial institutions from hoarding a person’s data and by requiring companies to share data at the person’s direction with other companies offering better products.

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