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Jonathan R. Kolodziej

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jkolodziej@bradley.com
Birmingham P: 205.521.8235 M: 203.241.5922 F: 205.488.6235
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News
  • 7 Practice Areas and 14 Bradley Attorneys Ranked Nationally in Chambers USA for 2025
    6/11/2025
    Accolade
  • Jason Bushby and Jonathan Kolodziej Quoted in National Mortgage News on CFPB’s Proposed Rule in the Federal Register
    5/16/2025
    National Mortgage News
    Media Mention
  • Jonathan Kolodziej Quoted in Corporate Compliance Insights on Impact of Federal Deregulation at CFPB
    4/30/2025
    Corporate Compliance Insights
    Media Mention
Publications
  • CFPB's Guidance Withdrawal Deepens Industry Uncertainty
    6/9/2025
    Law 360
    Authored Article
  • How Congress Can Stem Consumer Finance Law Uncertainty
    2/3/2025
    Authored Article
  • What You Need to Know: CFPB's 2024 Reg X Proposed Rule
    7/15/2024
    OnDemand Recording
Past Events
  • EMERGING ISSUES TRACK: Changes to the Servicing Rules and Loss Mitigation
    5/15/2025
    MBA’s Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference
    Event
  • Servicing Update – CFPB Proposed RESPA Changes & Enforcement
    12/9/2024
    California MBA Legal Issues & Regulatory Compliance Conference
    Event
  • Regulation X Redefined: Analyzing the CFPB’s Proposed Loss Mitigation Framework and Language Access Requirements
    10/3/2024
    MBA Educational Webinar
    Webinar
“Jonathan is the consummate professional. His expertise, willingness to contribute to important projects, and his partnership are highly respected characteristics. He constantly provides thoughtful insights on important issues. Because of Jonathan, our team is stronger and well positioned.”
CLIENT QUOTED IN CHAMBERS USA
“I trust Jonathan Kolodziej more than any other lawyer. He's careful. He's the master of the law in his field, but he listens well. I know that the answer I'm going to get from him is going to be correct. If he was wrong, I know he would do his best to make sure that he gets the right result. I trust him fully.”
CLIENT QUOTED IN CHAMBERS USA
“Jonathan Kolodziej is probably one of the foremost experts we work with. He is practically a walking encyclopedia of the rules.”
CLIENT QUOTED IN CHAMBERS USA
Area(s) of Focus
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Litigation
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
  • Examinations, CIDs & Subpoenas
  • Manufactured Housing
  • Regulatory Compliance - Banking & Financial Services
  • Education Finance
  • State Attorneys General & Regulators
  • Payments
  • Disaster Planning, Recovery & Relief
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2012, Edward M. Friend Jr. Award; Order of the Barristers; Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review; Moot Court Board
  • Villanova University, B.A., 2007, cum laude
  • Alabama
  • Supreme Court of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL)

Mortgage Bankers Association

Alabama Bar Association

Birmingham Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

University of Alabama School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2021-present

Accolades

Chambers USA 2025 Badge

2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Badge

Super Lawyers 2024 Badge

Listed in Chambers USA, Nationwide: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance), 2025 Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Banking and Finance Law, 2021-2025 Financial Services Regulation Law, 2021-2025 Litigation – Banking and Finance, 2021-2025 Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2022-2024 Banking, 2018, 2020-2021 Regulatory changes Advise some of the nation’s largest financial institutions in the legal and operational implementation of significant regulatory changes, including the Mortgage Servicing Rules in Regulations X and Z, the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule, and the Credit CARD Act. General compliance Advise clients on compliance matters related to various federal consumer financial laws, including the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), the Homeowners Protection Act (HPA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Advise clients on how to best ensure compliance with complex state consumer protection statutes and related federal laws, including California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and various states’ homeowners bills of rights. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) examinations Assist some of the nation’s largest financial institutions in preparing and managing CFPB examinations, including examinations on compliance management systems and various product lines. Assist mortgage servicers, mortgage originators, reverse mortgage servicers, credit card issuers, depository institutions and manufactured housing companies during their CFPB examinations. This work includes conducting risk assessments, responding to information requests, self-disclosing issues to the CFPB, working with examiners during on-site reviews, and responding to Proposed Action and Request for Response (PARR) letters and supervisory letters. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) enforcement Advise and assist multiple consumer financial service providers as they manage and respond to civil investigative demands (CIDs) issued by the CFPB. Assist clients with the development of compliance management systems and with the prevention of unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP). Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Represented client in relation to OCC’s horizontal review of sales and incentive practices, which resulted in responding to supervisory letters and developing action plans. Complaint responses Managed a large bank’s escalated complaints response process by reviewing, revising, and drafting responses to complaints submitted through counsel, state attorneys general offices, state banking regulators, and federal regulators.
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