UDAAP
The Dodd-Frank Act added provisions allowing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to restrict “abusive” acts under their UDAAP authority. This is in addition to the Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP) authority that existed under the FTC Act. These provisions under the Dodd-Frank Act could have the most impact on the operations of our member banks, both with regard to possible enforcement actions and upcoming rulemaking that would interpret these provisions. Examination guidelines issued by the CFPB also address UDAAP practices.
January 29, 2016On Friday, January 29, 2016, the CFPB announced the settlement administrator distributed checks to consumers for restitution under the Ally Bank indirect auto settlement. As a reminder, the Ally enforcement action was filed in December of 2013 and ordered Ally to pay $80 million in consumer restitution and $18 million to the CFPB in civil money penalties.
January 21, 2016On Thursday, January 21, 2016, the CFPB took action against Herbies Auto Sales, a buy-here pay-here used car dealer, for allegedly using abusive financing schemes, hiding auto finance charges and misleading consumers. Under the consent order, Herbies is required to pay $700,000 in redress to consumers, with a suspended civil penalty of $100,000. The company also must stop deceiving consumers...
April 17, 2015CFPB Issues Rule Temporarily Suspending Obligation to Submit Card Agreements On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, the CFPB issued a final rule temporarily suspending the requirement for certain credit card issuers to send their agreements to the CFPB on a quarterly basis. The Bureau had been publishing the agreements in a public database on its website. Other requirements, including card issuers'...
September 9, 2013
July 12, 2013Senate Rules Change Could Help Cordray be Confirmed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) continued a heavy debate this week over the so-called “nuclear option.” Current Senate rules allow for Executive Branch nominees to be filibustered, forcing a 60 vote majority from the Senate for a confirmation. Traditionally, the Senate requires 67 votes...
June 28, 2013Supreme Court to Hear Recess Appointment Case On Monday, June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that indirectly questions the validity of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB. The case, Noel Canning v. NLRB , challenges the President’s recess appointment of several members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In January 2013, the US Court of Appeals for the District of...Pages
Joint Trade letter to the CFPB on Auto Financing