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Aven · South Bay Area / Campbell, CA · On-site

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About Aven

Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Founders Fund.

About the role

Assist in ensuring compliance with TILA, RESPA, ECOA, HMDA, FCRA, UDAAP, HMDA, TRID, and other federal and state consumer lending regulations. Monitor compliance with state-specific lending laws (e.g., usury laws, servicing, licensing requirements, foreclosure processes).

What they're looking for

  • Education: Juris Doctorate
  • Experience: 7+ years practicing law, with at least 3 recent years focused on consumer finance regulatory work, in-house experience with a fintech, bank, or mortgage company is a significant plus
  • Knowledge: Strong familiarity with applicable secured lending, marketing, and servicing laws
  • Technical Skills: Ability to work with compliance monitoring tools, regulatory databases, and task systems (e.g., Asana)
  • Other Skills: Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, creative problem solving, and strong communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Additional things we’re looking for
More about this role

You will help ensure that our consumer lending products (mortgage, HELOC, secured/unsecured credit cards, etc.) comply with federal and state regulations, internal policies, our bank partner’s requirements and reporting, and industry best practices. That requires creativity and a problem-solving orientation, because we're trying new things and working fast. You’ll use your legal experience and training to interpret laws, draft and review agreements and disclosures, policies, resolve litigation matters and disputes, and advise on risk. The L&C team is hands-on wherever needed, including marketing reviews, audits, exam responses, licensing applications and reports, vendor management, statutory and regulatory analysis, contract review and drafting, and training, and we share all work regardless of experience. You’ll be part of a highly valued team and work on a variety of projects across the company.

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