Financial Institution Fraud

The rapid expansion of bank–fintech partnerships—particularly through banking-as-a-service (BaaS) models—has fundamentally reshaped the delivery of financial products. But as these relationships proliferate, so too does litigation risk. Many of the resulting disputes hinge on a fam...

Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion on the attempted enforcement of time-barred alleged debt collection rights as to second mortgage loans. It is a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and its implementing Regulation F to sue ...

In February, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed amending the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation Z with respect to the amount of fees that credit card issuers are permitted to charge their customers for late payments. Read to learn more about the details of the proposed ch...