Month: July 2015

CFPB: SCRA Violations Still Problem For Student Loan Servicers

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is designed to protect active-duty military members’ rights while deployed, both in the U.S. and abroad. Today, one of the biggest issues with the SCRA is compliance. When are military members’ rights different than the …

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To Evict Or Not To Evict: The SCRA for Landlords

My tenant has violated the terms of the lease. Can I evict? The leasee is deployed in the armed forces, and his family hasn’t paid rent. Can I evict?

These are a couple of the common scenarios you’ll typically see …

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New Legislation Would Grant More SCRA Oversight For CFPB

News stories highlighting fines assessed by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Department of Justice related to the Servicemember Civil Relief Act are fairly commonplace. For example, we recently outlined OCC and DOJ complaints against …

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