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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on October 20, 2025 stating that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) preempts state measures barring medical debt...

On June 10, the CFPB moved to reopen its 2021 enforcement action against the final remaining defendant in a student debt relief case involving over $3.4 million in alleged illegal advance fees.

On May 1, the CFPB filed a joint motion with two financial trade groups to vacate a Biden-era rule barring most medical debt from appearing on consumer...

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with national debt collection company Transworld Systems, Inc. ("Transworld") to resolve allegations that it used unfair...

On November 28, 2012, Representatives Steve Womack (R-Ark.) and Jim Himes (D-Conn.) asked SEC Chairman Schapiro to extend to savings and loan holding companies the benefits of the JOBS Act increase in the Exchange Act shareholder registration threshold.

Goodwin's Private Investment Funds team advised Ares Credit Secondaries funds in leading a $2.5 billion credit continuation vehicle sponsored by Arcmont Asset Management, marking the largest European credit continuation fund to date. The transaction involved acquiring a diversified portfolio of primarily first-lien senior secured loans from Arcmont's 2019 vintage Direct Lending Fund III, providing liquidity to existing limited partners while enabling continued exposure to the portfolio.

On March 18, New York enacted S. 8830, amending the state's coerced debt law and changing how consumers and creditors must handle claims that a debt was incurred through coercion.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed in part and affirmed in part a District Court's decision, holding that a letter may have violated the FDCPA by failing to clearly convey the dispute process, but that it did not violate the FDCPA by including fees incurred by a paralegal as "attorneys' fees."

On December 11, 2014, the CFPB filed two actions against debt relief companies. Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Relief, Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau v. IrvineWebWorks, Inc., No. 8:14-cv-1967 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2014); Complaint for Permanent Injunction, Civil Money Penalties, and Other Relief, Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau v. Coll. Educ. Serv. LLC, No. 8:14-cv-3078 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 11, 2014).

Do you remember where you were when last year’s debt deal was sealed?

Pryor Cashman represented Cirrus Real Estate Partners in connection with the acquisition, from a major overseas lender, of a $187,000,000 mortgage loan secured...

The CFPB charged a mortgage lender with using exaggerated and misleading home estimates to encourage customers to take out reverse mortgages.

On June 23, Oregon enacted SB 605, barring medical-debt information from appearing in consumer credit reports. The measure, which amends the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act, takes effect January 1, 2026.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that it is rolling out a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of ...

Cadwalader attorneys examined the implications of "Brexit" for the UK Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO") market.

On February 26, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing the Market Abuse Regulation (No. 596/2014) laying down regulatory technical standards on accepted market practice.