Litigation Developments

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CFPB Consent Order Against Lender over MLA Violations Granted

04 Feb 2021

The CFPB recently entered into a Stipulated Final Judgment and Order against a California-based online lender over allegations that the company violated the Military Lending...

11th Circuit Stretches Escobar Standard to Revive $284 Million FCA Suit

28 Jan 2021

Earlier this month Judge Charles Wilson, writing on behalf of the Eleventh Circuit, reversed a decision by the Northern District of Georgia granting summary judgment...

Supreme Court Leaves in Place 5th Circuit’s Ruling on the Use of Statistical Data in False Claims Act Complaints

21 Jan 2021

The Supreme Court denied a relator’s petition to review a decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which...

Judge Vacates Parts of CFPB’s Prepaid Accounts Rule

21 Jan 2021

A federal judge in D.C. recently vacated the CFPB’s short-form disclosure requirement for prepaid products and the related 30-day credit linking restriction, as exceeding the...

9th Circuit Holds CFPB Director Validly Ratified CID Issued While the CFPB’s Structure was Unconstitutional

14 Jan 2021

On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision on remand from the Supreme Court, following the Supreme...

CFPB Reaches Settlement with National Military Lender over MLA, EFTA, and CFPA Violations

14 Jan 2021

Late last year, the CFPB issued a Consent Order against a Nevada-based military financing company specializing in installment lending for military personnel and those affiliated...

CFPB Brings Enforcement Action and Proposed Judgement Against Home Security Company

07 Jan 2021

Earlier this month, the CFPB along with the Arkansas Attorney General, filed a complaint against a Utah-based security company, seeking injunctive relief, monetary relief and...

CFPB Reaches Settlement with Debt Collector over Deceptive Practices

17 Dec 2020

Last week, the CFPB issued a Consent Order against a New Jersey based debt-collection agency (Agency) over allegations that the Agency regularly violated the FDCPA...

CFPB Enters into Consent Order with Payment Processor for Deceptive Practices

10 Dec 2020

The CFPB recently entered into a consent order with a payment processing company and its founder and owner (collectively referred herein as “Respondents”) for deceptive...

CFPB Reaches Settlement with Midwest Debt Collector over FCRA Violations

03 Dec 2020

Earlier this month, the CFPB entered into a Consent Order with a non-bank debt collector defendant over findings that the defendant furnished incorrect information to...

MD Court Holds Assignees Included in Lender Inspection Fee Prohibition

03 Dec 2020

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently ruled that the state’s commercial code, which prohibits lenders from collecting property inspection fees from borrowers except under...

District Court Stays Implementation of HUD’s 2020 Disparate Impact Rule

19 Nov 2020

A Massachusetts Federal District Court recently stayed the implementation of HUD’s 2020 Disparate Impact Rule (2020 Rule), finding its changes to the 2013 version to...