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CFPB Secures $12 Million From Ringleaders of Foreclosure Relief Scam

Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resolved an appeal in a long-running enforcement suit against a foreclosure relief scam operation for $12 million.

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Banking & Financial Services Industry Webinar: Properly Handling Mortgage Foreclosures

Jimerson Firm

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, four of our partners presented Properly Handling Mortgage Foreclosures. This presentation was moderated by the firm’s managing partner, and is geared towards special asset departments of banks and financial institutions. The borrower filed for bankruptcy during the foreclosure lawsuit.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Speaking to the House Financial Services Committee, Yellen highlighted the potential risks posed by digital assets, including runs on digital asset platforms and price volatility. She also expressed concern about the risks posed by stablecoins to the financial system. For more information, click here. They cited a U.S.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Participants acknowledged the importance of their partnership on financial innovation as a crucial part of U.S.-UK UK financial services cooperation and expressed a desire to continue discussing these topics ahead of the next meeting in 2024. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The stablecoin will be issued by Paxos Trust Company, a company subject to regulatory oversight by the New York Department of Financial Services, and each PayPal USD token will be redeemable on a 1:1 basis for U.S. On August 7, PayPal announced its intent to launch PayPal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin fully backed by U.S.

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Florida’s Fast-Track Residential Foreclosure Process

Jimerson Firm

Since 2013, residential foreclosure actions in Florida have been significantly shortened—from over two (2) years to possibly less than six (6) months—because of the new “fast-track” process provided in section 702.10, Florida Statutes. Request an Order to Show Cause. 1)(a)(9), Fla. 1)(a)(9), Fla. 1)(a)(3), Fla. 1)(a)(5), Fla.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The court found that the defendants falsely promised to reduce homeowners’ mortgage payments and prevent foreclosures, defrauding distressed homeowners out of millions of dollars. Per the original complaint , the FTC and DFPI alleged that “[a]s a consequence, many consumer’s [sic] credit ratings have been negatively affected.”