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October 2014

CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman Report Reveals Private Student Loan Securitization Problems

The CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman has issued a report on consumer complaints about student loans. Of particular interest is situation of private student loan borrowers, whose loans were securitized (bolding added by me for emphasis): While securitization is often closely associated with the mortgage market, securitization activity in the student loan market has also been… Read More »CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman Report Reveals Private Student Loan Securitization Problems

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U.S. Bank Fined Over Identity & Credit Protection Add-Ons

CFPB has fined U.S. Bank over its sale of two identity & credit protection add-on products they offered credit card customers. “Privacy Guard” and “Identity Secure” were paid services sold to credit card customers between 2003 and 2012. Sold as add-ons for credit protection, CFPB found that some customers didn’t get the protections they were… Read More »U.S. Bank Fined Over Identity & Credit Protection Add-Ons

CFPB Enforcement Division Responds to Motion to Dismiss Filed by “Lawsuit Mill” Frederick J. Hanna & Associates

In July the CFPB sued Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, a Georgia law firm, for its debt collection practices (complaint here), calling the firm a “lawsuit mill.” Hanna & Associates filed a Motion to Dismiss (copy hosted by CFPB monitor) in September, and the CFPB’s response (copy hosted by Consumer Financial Services blog) elegantly explains what Hanna was doing wrong:

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Ashley Lipson’s “Big 12” Objections

Ashley Lipson is the author of the excellent best sellers Guerrilla Discovery and Is it Admissible? (both available from James Publishing), among other books. He is also author of the award-winning Objection! computer games from Transmedia, Inc. A printout of Professor Lipson’s list of the “Big 12” objections can be found in the toolbox (and… Read More »Ashley Lipson’s “Big 12” Objections