Tagged: cfpb

August 19, 2016 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The youngest financial regulatory agency of them all, the Consumer and Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has announced its new Advisory Board and Council Members. The CFPB, established under Dodd-Frank, was mandated to create these advisory boards and councils. While the various groups were represented by many… Read More

June 2, 2016 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a proposed set of rules today designed to curtail abuses within the Payday lending industry. CFPB Director Richard Cordray released a prepared statement on the proposal explaining; “..our research has shown that too many of these loans trap borrowers… Read More

June 2, 2016 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed rules targeting the Payday lending industry requiring lenders to assure consumers have the ability to repay the loans.  The CFPB described the proposal as “ending payday debt traps.”  The rules would impact not just Payday lenders but… Read More

May 5, 2016 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

  This past Tuesday (May 3rd), twenty members of Congress joined to ask the Secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew, to tread lightly when it came to the emerging marketplace lending industry. The timing of bi-partisan missive is important as Treasury has announced it will… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 7:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed suit in federal court against co-founders who allegedly sold consumer loan applications without appropriate safeguards.  The loans were said to be sold containing sensitive personal data without assessing the sources of the leads nor the purchasers they sold… Read More

April 20, 2016 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published a report on the online payday loan industry. The document, embedded below, analyzes ACH payment requests by a number of online lenders that make (or made) online payday or other high-cost online loans with payments scheduled on… Read More

April 14, 2016 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill that would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on a budget. A relatively new federal agency, the CFPB was created under the Dodd-Frank Act – legislation that was crafted in response to the financial crisis. Committee… Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 9:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), will be visiting the House Financial Services Committee next week to testify before Chairman Jeb Hensarling and the rest of the group. The CFPB is a relatively new agency, crafted out of the ashes of… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 4:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is accepting complaints from consumers encountering problems with loans from online marketplace lenders. The Bureau is also releasing a consumer bulletin that provides an overview of marketplace lending and outlines tips for consumers who are considering taking… Read More

February 5, 2016 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has an interesting schedule next week. On Wednesday, February 10th, Janet Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve, will wander up to Capitol Hill for a thorough grilling by Committee members. The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points last December… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

  As marketplace lending grows and matures it is natural, even expected, for policy makers and regulators to stand up and take notice. While in the overall world of finance direct online lenders are still relatively small, more and more frequently amounts are measured in… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 1:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE: LC) subsidiary Springstone Financial has agreed to settle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in an issue relate to the “staff’s concerns on possible borrower confusion about the terms of a deferred interest product”.  The program in question was terminated by… Read More