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January

5
2023
Industry News

CFPB Issues Report on Three Major Credit Reporting Agencies

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, under the leadership of Director Rohit Chopra, has released a new annual report on consumer complaint responses by the nationwide credit reporting agencies (CRAs).

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January

4
2023
Industry News

AG Platkin Announces $27.375- Million Settlement With Yellowstone Capital LLC and Related Entities Over Allegations of Unlawful Lending, Servicing, and Collection Practices

NEWARKAttorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the State has reached a $27.375 million settlement with Yellowstone Capital LLC, its parent company Fundry LLC, and six other associated companies to resolve allegations that the companies targeted small businesses with unconscionable, misleading, and abusive lending, servicing, and collection tactics that caused financial harm through their merchant cash advance (“MCA”) business.

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January

4
2023
Industry News

CFPB and New York Attorney General Sue Credit Acceptance for Hiding Auto Loan Costs, Setting Borrowers Up to Fail

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York State Office of the Attorney General sued a predatory auto lender, Credit Acceptance Corporation, for misrepresenting the cost of credit and tricking its customers into high-cost loans on used cars. The car-buying experience turns into a nightmare for many of Credit Acceptance’s borrowers, who face unaffordable monthly payments, vehicle repossessions, and debt collection lawsuits.

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January

4
2023
Industry News

Attorney General James and CFPB Sue Auto Lender for Cheating Thousands of New Yorkers

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today sued Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation’s largest subprime auto lenders, for deceiving thousands of low-income New Yorkers into high-interest car loans.

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January

4
2023
Trends

Will America's national debt become a bigger problem in 2023?

Risk: America's national debt topped $31T for the first time in November, and the number is not getting any lower. The gloomy fiscal milestone has added to worries about the economic health of the country, and lawmakers may need to pursue policy realism, especially if a recession kicks into high gear.

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