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FTC Returns More Than $3.7 Million To Consumers Harmed by Online Lender Avant

Account Recovery

The Federal Trade Commission is returning more than $3.7 million to consumers who lost money because of unfair and deceptive loan servicing practices by online lender Avant, LLC. Million To Consumers Harmed by Online Lender Avant appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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FTC Bans Payday Lenders, Forgives Illegal Debt as Part of Settlement

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The Federal Trade Commission yesterday announced a settlement with the owners and operators of a “vast payday lending” scheme that overcharged consumers by millions of dollars which will see all of the outstanding debts be forgiven and deemed paid in full while also banning the defendants from the lending industry.

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CFPB Sued Again Over Small Business Lending Rule

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A trade group representing non-bank financial institutions that provide sales-based financing to businesses has filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claiming it has overstepped its authority by issuing a rule regulating how lenders must collect and submit data related to small business lending activities.

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Credit Union Trades Applaud CFPB Decision To Supervise Fintechs

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s decision to establish supervisory powers over nonbank financial institutions will level the playing field and subject those companies to much-needed scrutiny, credit union trade groups informed the agency Tuesday. Response From Credit Union Trade Groups.

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Small Business Lenders Score Big Relief: Texas Federal District Court Grants Nationwide Injunction Against CFPB’s Implementation and Enforcement of its Section 1071 Rule

Troutman Sanders

In a major victory for small business lenders, yesterday the U.S. In the event the Supreme Court overturns that Fifth Circuit decision, the CFPB would be required by the Texas federal court’s nationwide injunction to extend every small business lender’s compliance date to compensate for the period stayed. CFPB will dissolve if the U.S.

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Credit Union Trade Associations Move to Intervene in Case Challenging CFPB’s Enforcement of its Section 1071 Rule

Troutman Sanders

Since the injunction order was entered, the CFPB has been inundated with requests to extend the stay of the Final Rule to all covered small business lenders. CFPB , finding the CFPB’s funding structure unconstitutional and, therefore, rules promulgated by the Bureau invalid.

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CFPB Issues Data Requests to Major Auto Lenders

Troutman Sanders

On February 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced that it has issued orders to nine of the largest auto lenders requesting information about their auto lending portfolios. The Bureau indicated it is interested in the potential correlation between delinquency and geography, credit score, and income.

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