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November

2
2023
Industry News

AG Ellison sues to stop predatory internet lending in Minnesota

November 1, 2023 (ST. PAUL). Today, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced his office has filed a federal lawsuit against individuals that control online lenders Bright Lending, Green Trust Cash, and Target Cash Now for usurious lending and consumer fraud.

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November

2
2023
Industry News

The CFPB Considers Rules to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports: What does this Mean for Medical and Dental Providers?

Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) kicked off a rulemaking process that, if enacted, would reshape the credit reporting and debt collection landscape and could have a detrimental effect on medical and dental providers’ bottom line.

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November

1
2023
Industry News

Servicemembers continue to face major financial challenges

Financial readiness is critical to military readiness. That is why the CFPB is working hard to ensure that servicemembers get the protections they are entitled to under the law. Despite our progress, there is still work to be done. Below, we discuss three major protections that the CFPB is working to secure for all servicemembers.

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November

1
2023
Industry News

CFPB Issues Biennial CARD Act Report to Congress

On October 25, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its sixth consumer credit card market biennial report to Congress as required under the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act). The report focuses on industry market dynamics, use of credit, cost of credit, availability of credit, and issuer practices.

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November

1
2023
Industry News

Commercial Lending: Venture Loans to Companies in an Early, Expansion, or Late Stage of Corporate Development

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing this bulletin to inform banks1 about policy guidance that applies to commercial loans to early-, expansion-, and late-stage companies. This bulletin refers to these loans as “venture loans.”

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