Tuesday, June 1, 2021
On May 21, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 3rd Generation, Inc. d/b/a California Auto Finance entered into a Consent Order in which the CFPB alleged unfair acts or practices in connection with an auto finance add-on product.
What was the add-on product?
According to the Consent Order, 3rd Generation purchases and services “subprime auto loans by taking assignment of retail-installment-sales contracts that automobile dealers make with borrowers.” As part of its loan agreement, 3rd Generation requires consumers to use its Loss Damage Waiver (LDW) product. 3rd Generation places the LDW product on the consumer’s account when the consumer has insufficient insurance; it “covers cancellation of the borrower’s debt in the event of a total vehicle loss, or the cost of a repair if the vehicle is not a total loss.” The addition of the LDW product on the consumer’s account results in a monthly LDW fee.
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Venable partner Allen Denson offered some context that might help finance companies understand why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reached its second consent order in less than a year through an action involving what the regulator deemed to be unfair loss damage waiver practices
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