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December

22
2022
Industry News

Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Mailer-Vendor Claims

A recent opinion issued by the Tenth Circuit serves as further confirmation that plaintiffs bringing Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims in federal court must allege sufficient concrete injury — tangible or intangible — to confer Article III standing.

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December

21
2022
Industry News

Federal Trade Commission Extends Public Comment Period on Potential Rule Regarding the Harms Caused by Junk Fees in the Economy

On October 22, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comments on whether it should explore a rule regarding the harms caused by junk fees and the unfair or deceptive tactics companies use to impose them.

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December

21
2022
Industry News

CFPB Report Finds Household Financial Health is Declining after Several Years of Increased Savings

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Making Ends Meet report covering the financial health of American households. Since 2019, the annual Making Ends Meet consumer surveys showed improvement in financial health during the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, due in part to a tight labor market, reductions in consumer spending, and access to pandemic-related relief programs.

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December

21
2022
Industry News

State Attorneys General File Briefs with Supreme Court on CFPB Structure Case

Republican and Democrat state attorneys general have filed briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court with their input on a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision declaring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure unconstitutional.

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December

21
2022
Industry News

DFPI Moves to Revoke BlockFi’s CA Financing Law License

SACRAMENTO – The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation today announced that Commissioner Clothilde V. Hewlett has moved to revoke BlockFi Lending LLC’s (BlockFi) California Financing Law (CFL) license.

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