As we recently reported, there have been rollbacks of consumer protections on the federal level, including the curtailing of enforcement activity at the CFPB. In response to this activity, on March 13, 2025, the New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced its support of new legislation to enable…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has experienced a flurry of activity over the past few weeks beginning with President Trump’s dismissal of Rohit Chopra as the Director of the Bureau on January 31. That same day, President Trump designated Scott Bessent, who had recently been sworn in as Secretary…
On December 5, 2024, the CFPB announced that it had entered into a proposed stipulated final judgment and order with a student lender and its investors, resolving allegations that the student lender had violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and Regulation Z through deceptive advertising and disclosures. In…
On July 10, 2024, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it would be revoking the California Financing Law license of a finance lending company based in San Francisco. The finance lending company offers loans to individuals and businesses. In April 2024, its parent company filed…