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On August 31, 2021, the District Court for the West District of Texas upheld the payment provisions of the 2017 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule âPayday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Modment Loansâ. payday), but on October 15, 2021, the Fifth Circuit extended the suspension of the payday rule …
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