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July

7
2023
Trends

CFPB issues 2022 Annual Fair Lending Report

In the report’s discussion of the CFPB’s risk-based approach for prioritizing fair lending supervisory and enforcement activity, the CFPB indicates that in 2022, much of its supervision efforts focused on mortgage origination and pricing, small business lending, policies and procedures regarding geographic and other exclusions in underwriting, and the use of automated systems and models.

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July

7
2023
Industry News

Nevada enacts amendments regarding working from remote locations for Installment Loan Company licensees and collection of medical debt

Nevada’s Governor recently approved amendments to Nevada laws that concern the ability of employees of Installment Loan Company licensees to work from remote locations and the collection of medical debt. The amendments become effective on October 1, 2023.

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July

7
2023
Trends

Mortgage rate soars to 7.22% after strong economic data

The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 7.22% on Thursday, according to Mortgage News Daily. That’s the highest point since early November.

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July

7
2023
Industry News

CFPB, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Treasury Launch Inquiry into Costly Credit Cards and Loans Pushed on Patients for Health Care Costs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) launched an inquiry into high-cost specialty financial products, such as medical credit cards and installment loans, that are pushed on patients as a way to pay for routine medical care and which drive up health care costs and medical debt. Today’s request for information builds on CFPB research on medical payment products and medical billing and collections, in addition to other actions by the CFPB and Federal agencies to relieve the burden of medical debt and collections practices.

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July

7
2023
Industry News

6th Circuit Holds One Ringless Voicemail Sufficient to Violate TCPA

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision and found that a single ringless voicemail (RVM) was enough to violate the TCPA.

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