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April

10
2023
Trends

Today's mortgage rates are all under 6% | April 10, 2023

Based on data compiled by Credible, mortgage rates for home purchases are mixed with two key terms rising and two falling since last Thursday.

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April

10
2023
Industry News

Credit Acceptance and National Trade Associations Challenge the CFPB and NY AG’s Attempt to Disregard TILA and Regulate the Indirect Auto Finance Industry Through Litigation

On January 4, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and New York Attorney General (NY AG) filed a joint complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Credit Acceptance Corporation (Credit Acceptance), a major subprime indirect auto finance company.

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April

10
2023
Industry News

CFPB Issues Guidance to Address Abusive Conduct in Consumer Financial Markets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a policy statement that explains the legal prohibition on abusive conduct in consumer financial markets and summarizes over a decade of precedent. The CFPB leads enforcement and supervision efforts to identify and end abusive conduct against consumers. In 2010, in response to the financial crisis, Congress passed the Consumer Financial Protection Act, and created the prohibition on abusive conduct

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April

10
2023
Industry News

Attorney General Bonta, Assemblymember Maienschein Announce Bill to Compensate Victims of Consumer Protection Violations

SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego), today announced new legislation, Assembly Bill 1366 (AB 1366) to protect victims of predatory businesses found to have violated California consumer protection laws. While current state law allows victims to be eligible for restitution after a judgment has been reached, in many cases of successful prosecutions by the Attorney General, these businesses collapse or become insolvent, leaving no resources to compensate victims for their losses.

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April

10
2023
Industry News

New bill proposes to eliminate ‘predatory’ payday loan lenders in Alaska

JUNEAU — New legislation filed in the Alaska House of Representatives by Rep. Stanley Wright, R-Anchorage, proposes to significantly restrict the interest rates and fees that can be charged by payday loan companies in Alaska.

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