Mon.Oct 09, 2023

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Chopra: Current Payments Path Could Lead to ‘China’ Style Surveillance of Consumers

Account Recovery

Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, doesn’t appear to be fazed by last week’s Supreme Court hearing that could alter the future of the agency he helms, and continues to push an aggressive agenda, going as far on Friday as to compare how the lines between payments and commerce are blurring […]

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CFPB Sues Repeat Offender Freedom Mortgage Corporation for Providing False Information to Federal Regulators

Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit in federal court today, alleging that Freedom Mortgage Corporation submitted legally-required mortgage loan data that was riddled with errors.

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Daily Digest – October 9. Judge Denies MTD, Motion to Strike Class Allegations in Case Over Debt Parking; CFPB Petitions Court to Force Lender That Wants to Wait for Supreme Court Ruling to Comply with CID Now

Account Recovery

Judge Denies MTD, Motion to Strike Class Allegations in Case Over Debt Parking Chopra: Current Payments Path Could Lead to ‘China’ Style Surveillance of Consumers CFPB Petitions Court to Force Lender That Wants to Wait for Supreme Court Ruling to Comply with CID Now Compliance Digest – October 9 WORTH NOTING: Diving into the science […]

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week: Federal Activities State Activities Federal Activities: On October 6, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that two providers of student loan debt relief are permanently banned from the debt relief industry.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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Compliance Digest – October 9

Account Recovery

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CFPB Petitions Court to Force Lender That Wants to Wait for Supreme Court Ruling to Comply with CID Now

Account Recovery

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a motion in federal court to compel a company to comply with a Civil Investigative Demand it has received from the Bureau, but the company is seeking to stay the proceedings until after the Supreme Court issues its ruling in CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association.

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