We are thrilled to bring you the third installment of Stinson Leonard Street's Emerging Trends newsletter. We are proud of the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge across our firm's 13 offices nationwide and are...more
10/17/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Automotive Industry ,
CFTC ,
Chemicals ,
Class Action ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Connected Cars ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Retention ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Disgorgement ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Drinking Water ,
Driverless Cars ,
Employee Training ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Institutions ,
Geolocation ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Mergers ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Amendments ,
Niantic Inc. ,
Nintendo ,
NYDFS ,
OEHHA ,
OSHA ,
Pokemon ,
Proposition 65 ,
Public Nuisance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Severance Agreements ,
Smartphones ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Technology ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Vendors ,
Video Games ,
Virtual Reality ,
Warning Labels ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites ,
Whistleblowers
On May 18, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report on auto title loans. Auto title loans are small-dollar, high interest, loans that are generally used by borrowers to cover emergency expenses...more
On January 20, 2016, Republican members of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee issued a report titled Unsafe at Any Bureaucracy, Part II: How the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Removed...more
On December 17, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced three separate enforcement actions against two online lead originators and a so-called “buy-here, pay-here” auto dealer and its affiliated...more
CFPB Takes Action Against Servicemember Auto Lender Security National Automotive Acceptance Company -
On October 28, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed an administrative order against Security...more
10/30/2015
/ Automotive Industry ,
Automotive Loans ,
Colleges ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Default Judgment ,
Delinquency Status ,
Delinquent Borrowers ,
Educational Institutions ,
Final Judgment ,
Financial Institutions ,
Illegal Conduct ,
Military Service Members ,
Private Student Loans ,
Tuition ,
Wage Garnishment
On October 1, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its second enforcement action in three days against an indirect auto finance company. In its latest action, the CFPB took aim at indirect auto...more
10/2/2015
/ Automotive Industry ,
Automotive Loans ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Loans ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On September 28, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced two separate actions against Fifth Third Bank. The first action—brought only by the CFPB—relates to Fifth Third Bank’s marketing of credit card...more
9/29/2015
/ Automotive Industry ,
Automotive Loans ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Cards ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fees ,
Financial Institutions ,
Restitution ,
Telemarketing