All posts tagged "loan sharks"
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1.5K1Federal JudgesIt’s Too Easy to Knock Discovery with a Motion to Dismiss Sayeth EasyKnock
At the initial conference, Judge Edison confirmed that discovery should generally not be stayed pending a ruling on a motion to dismiss.
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2.2KFederal JudgesJudge George Hanks Knocks Back EasyKnock in Favor of Texas Lawyers, a Judicial Colleague – and Free Speech
Here's a perfect example of going on the offensive with false accusations and frivolous lawsuits. Are you reading Shelley Hopkins and DOJ?
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2.3KCFPBPayDay Lenders Flex Their Lobbyist and Legal Moxie at the Bureau in Texas LawSlinger.
The industry trade groups challenging the CFPB’s final rule on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans (the Rule) have filed...
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3.6KCFPBWho is Theodore ‘Ted’ Frank?
Theodore H. Frank is director at the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness. He's known as Ted...
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2.7KCFPBMufarrige: One of the CFPB’s Political Hires Who Gutted Payday Lending Rules Include this former Texas Auto Loan Shark With a Cease and Desist Past
We knew predatory lenders bought considerable White House influence by shoveling millions of dollars into Donald Trump’s campaign chest and personal business,...
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3.1KCFPBThe CFPB is Cashing Out at the Expense of Consumers in Texas and 6 Other States
Unlike small-fry independent lenders, Cottonwood isn’t beholden to anyone. The firm bills itself as “one of the largest privately held” retail lenders...
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1.4KAccelerationConsumer Finance Protection Bureau Targeted Debt Collecting Lawyers Under ex-CFPB Director Richard Cordray
In the words of CFPB Director Richard Cordray, These wolves in sheep’s clothing [lawyers] take money from consumers who are already struggling...
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2.6KCFPBAfter Four Years of Litigation, CFPB is Now Obtaining Judgment(s) from the Court against Rogue Debt Collectors and their Related Entities
Our lawsuit asserts that consumers were harassed, threatened, and deceived as part of a reprehensible scheme to collect debt that was not...
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1.9KDebt CollectorCFPB Lawsuits Against Mortgage Insurers Kickbacks Revisited
CFPB's paltry fine; in the context of the massive amount of mortgage fraud that occurred in this industry, a $15 million penalty...
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1.3KDebt CollectorCFPB is Inviting Sponsorship Deals and Has Started with a Prepaid Credit Card Offer from H&R Block
This episode seems to be part and parcel of the dramatic remaking of the CFPB in the hands of Trump, who in...
