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Mark J. Furletti

Mark J. Furletti

Ballard Spahr LLP


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More on CFPB employee vote to unionize

As we reported last week, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTU) won an election to represent over 800 of the CFPB’s 1,200 employees. The vote was 378 in favor and 86 against....more

5/20/2013

Florida Federal Court Rejects FCC Ruling on Autodialed Collection Calls to Cell Phones

A Florida federal court has rejected the Federal Communication Commission's 2008 ruling that by providing a wireless number to a creditor on a credit application, a consumer has given "prior express consent" as required by...more

5/14/2013 - Cell Phones Damages FTC Penalties TCPA Telecommunications Vicarious Liability

Mortgage Foreclosure Is Debt Collection under the FDCPA, Sixth Circuit Holds

Lawyers whose principal business is mortgage foreclosure or who regularly handle mortgage foreclosures are “debt collectors” subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...more

1/24/2013 - CFPB Debt Collectors FDCPA Foreclosure Mortgages

Justice Department Settles ADA Claims against Debt Collector

A recent Department of Justice settlement with a debt collection law firm that was accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act exemplifies the mounting federal scrutiny of the debt collection industry....more

1/8/2013 - ADA Debt Collectors Discrimination DOJ FDCPA Reasonable Accommodation Settlement Title III

Gotcha-free exams

I am at the ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee’s meeting in Naples, Florida. (There is record attendance at this year’s meeting—nearly 225 consumer financial services lawyers. I am sure that the CFPB deserves some...more

1/7/2013 - CFPB

FTC Retains Door-to-Door Sales Rule but Proposes Higher Exemption Amount

The Federal Trade Commission recently released its decision to retain its rule requiring disclosure of a buyer’s right to cancel door-to-door sales of consumer goods and services (Cooling-Off Rule)....more

12/28/2012 - Cooling-Off Rule Disclosure Requirements Door-to-Door Sales FTC

Pennsylvania Enacts Changes to Banking Laws

Significant changes to Pennsylvania banking laws will take effect on December 24, 2012, as a result of three bills, known as the “Banking Law Modernization Package,” signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett....more

12/19/2012 - Banking Law Modernization Package Derivatives Dodd-Frank Loans Securities

FTC Settles ‘History Sniffing’ Charges Against Online Advertising Network

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it entered into a settlement with Epic Marketplace, Inc., (Epic) an online advertising company, of charges that its "history sniffing" practices violated Section 5 of the...more

12/13/2012 - Behavioral Advertising Browser History Sniffing FTC

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