Month: January 2019

January 28, 2019

Enova International, an online payday lender, has been fined $3.2 million by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly withdrawing ...

General News

Shutdown May Be Over — For Now — But Getting Back to Normal at IRS Could Take 18 Months

January 28, 2019

Even though the shutdown of the federal government is over, the impact and consequences of the 35-day impasse will not ...

Daily Digest

Daily Digest – January 25. Defendant Uses Call-Blocking Data to Help Fight Class Certification; No. 3 at CFPB Leaves for NY AG’s Office

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General News

How Two CFPB Regimes Differed in Interpreting The Same Study

In re-writing a proposed rule governing small-dollar and payday loans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pointing to the results ...

Compliance

Judge Dismisses FDCPA Suit Because Defendant Not ‘Debt Collector’

Wells Fargo has won dismissal of a class-action lawsuit alleging it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it ...

Compliance

Defendant Uses Call Blocking Data to Help Defend Against Class Certification in TCPA Case

Time Warner Cable has filed a brief opposing class-action certification in a case in which the company is accused of ...

Getting to Know

No. 3 at CFPB Departs to Join NY AG’s Office

Chris D'Angelo, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Associate Director of Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending, is leaving his job to ...

Daily Digest

Daily Digest – January 24. Getting to Know Michael O’Meara; Judge Certifies Class in FDCPA Letter Suit

January 24, 2019

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Compliance

Defendant Raises Constitutional Questions Over TCPA Applicability

January 24, 2019