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August

8
2023
Industry News

SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

Washington D.C., Aug. 8, 2023 —

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against 10 firms in their capacity as broker-dealers and one dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser for widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their employees to maintain and preserve electronic communications. The firms admitted the facts set forth in their respective SEC orders.

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August

8
2023
Industry News

Judge puts US, New York predatory lending lawsuit against Credit Acceptance on hold

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday put on hold a predatory lending lawsuit against Credit Acceptance Corp by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Attorney General Letitia James, over objections from both regulators.

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August

8
2023
Industry News

Attorney General Phil Weiser secures debt relief for 7,400 CollegeAmerica students

July 25, 2023 (DENVER)—Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser applauded today’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Education will deliver $130 million in automatic loan forgiveness for 7,400 students who attended Colorado-based locations of CollegeAmerica between January 1, 2006, and July 1, 2020.

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August

8
2023
Industry News

CFPB files reply brief with SCOTUS in case challenging constitutionality of CFPB’s funding

The CFPB has filed its reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd. v. CFPB. In the case, CFSA has asked the Supreme Court to affirm the Fifth Circuit panel’s decision which held that the CFPB’s funding mechanism violates the Appropriations Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

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August

8
2023
Industry News

Lawsuit: Biden Administration Not Authorized to Offer Student Loan Debt Relief Plan

The Biden administration’s latest student debt relief plan is facing a legal challenge on the grounds it does not fall under the requirement that Congress is designated to decide what debt can be cancelled, The Hill reports.

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