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CFPB Proposes New Payday Lending Rules

June 3, 2016 On June 2, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released a statement regarding proposed new rules aimed at the payday lending industry.  The proposed rules seek to protect consumers from what the CFPB refers to as “payday debt traps” and may impose stricter requirements on such payday lenders.  The CFPB is […]

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New York Expands Payday Lending Industry Investigation to Focus on Marketers

As we previously blogged and in light of of recent regulatory action by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regarding short term loans (also referred to as “payday loans” and “cash advances”), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has increased enforcement efforts against payday lenders and recently widened the net of potential defendants to include marketers of payday

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New York State Reaches Settlement with Payday Lenders

Following recent regulatory actions undertaken by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regarding short term loans (also referred to as “payday loans” and “cash advances”) and the thirty-five (35) cease and desist letters issued in August 2013 by New York’s Department of Financial Services to online payday lenders,

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