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Kouhoupt and Lipinski to Present at NCHER 2023 Spring Legal Meeting

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Members Aaron Kouhoupt and Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) will present sessions on privacy and security developments at the National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) 2023 Spring Legal Meeting in Philadelphia on April 20, 2023.

Aaron and Kelly will co-present on “Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence,” and Aaron will also offer a presentation on “Federal and State Privacy Protections.”

NCHER is the nation’s oldest and largest higher education finance trade association. Learn more.

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Abusive Practices: CFPB Policy Statement Murky at Best

May 18, 2023

On April 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a policy statement on abusive practices. As readers know, the bureau has authority to supervise and enforce acts and practices that are unfair, deceptive or abusive in the consumer financial service industry.

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California DFPI Proposes Second Modification to Student Loan Servicing Regulations

April 3, 2023

On March 6, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) issued a notice of second modifications to proposed regulations under the Student Loan Servicing Act (“Act”) (“Amendment”). Previously, in September 2022, DFPI issued proposed rules to provide additional detail and clarity to the Student Loans: Borrower Rights law, which became effective January 1, 2021. The Amendment provides additional clarity in the relevant definitions and regarding the borrower’s rights with respect to electronic payment cutoff times, and also technical reporting requirements.

Alert

Kentucky and Virginia Enact Student Education Loan Servicing Laws

May 26, 2022

Kentucky and Virginia have passed legislation relating to student loan servicers. In Kentucky, a new student loan servicing law creates new licensing and compliance requirements. In Virginia, an amendment to their law limits the scope of their existing law. An explanation of the changes follows below.

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What Institutional Student Lenders Need to Know About Changes to the CFPB’s Exam Manual

January 25, 2022

The Dodd-Frank Act gave the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) direct supervisory authority over any institution that engages in private education lending, regardless of whether the lender is a depository institution or a non-depository institution, or the size of the lender. The CFPB also has direct supervisory authority over “larger participants” in the student loanMore

Presentation

Higher Education Regulatory Roundtable

November 16, 2021

On November 16, 2021, Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) will moderate a Higher Education Regulatory Roundtable during the iiBIG 12th Annual Education Finance & Loan Symposium in Washington, DC.