Inside the Book

Comprehensive Roadmap of the Regulatory Environment

  • Federal and state regulatory authorities for residential mortgage origination and servicing, automobile finance, international money transfers, debt collection, consumer credit reporting, small dollar loans, and more
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Structure & Authorities
  • CFPB Oversight and Procedural Due Process

The CFPB Big Three- Regulations, Supervision & Enforcement

  •  The CFPB’s exercise of its supervisory authority, including its process for pursuing enforcement action based on the fruits of supervision
  • The mechanics of a CFPB enforcement investigation, including advice on responding to CIDs and the Office of Enforcement’s internal operating policies and procedures
  • Insights into the allocation of agency workload via the “free space” method and the Action Review Committee (ARC), informed by material gathered by the authors via FOIA requests
  • The anatomy of a consent order, civil money penalties, mitigating factors, responsible business conduct, and statutes of limitations
  • How to litigate a CFPB administrative adjudication with a step-by-step guide to deadlines and applicable rules

The Enumerated Consumer Financial Protection Laws and Unfair, Deceptive & Abusive Acts and Practices

Covering 16 consumer finance laws and their regulations, find applicable authority at a glance

Nonbank Consumer Finance Markets

  • Residential Mortgage Origination
  • Residential Mortgage Servicing
  • Automobile Finance
  • International Money Transfers
  • Debt Collection
  • Consumer Credit Reporting
  • Small Dollar Loans

Charts & Appendices

  • Office of Enforcement Internal Policies & Procedure
  • Acronyms and Jargon explained
  • Timelines for  supervision and administrative adjudication
  • Comprehensive chart of CFPB Rulemaking since day 1
  • Statutes of Limitations for Enumerated Statutes
  • And many more!