CFPB Reopens Enforcement in Student Debt Relief Case

On June 10, the CFPB moved to reopen its 2021 enforcement action against the final remaining defendant in a student debt relief case involving over $3.4 million in alleged illegal advance fees. The Bureau, under Acting Director Russel Vought, told the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California it will proceed against the individual defendant following a four-month…

BIOMILQ files for bankruptcy amid ‘devastating’ IP dispute

BIOMILQ—a startup culturing mammary cells to produce bioactives found in breastmilk—has filed for bankruptcy amid a protracted IP dispute with the ex-husband of one of the cofounders that she says rendered the firm “uninvestable and unacquirable.” Founded in 2020 by cell biologist Dr. Leila Strickland and food scientist Michelle Egger, North Carolina-based BIOMILQ originally planned…

Venture debt financing for startups

Why raise venture debt? Venture debt is a loan designed for fast-growing investor-backed startups, providing them with access to non-equity capital with minimal dilution. It’s a debt financing solution ideal for venture-backed companies that have raised a Series A or a sizeable seed round of $5M+. It is often secured at the…