Commercial Law & Contracts, Administrative Law, Consumer Protection

CPSC Seeks to Hold Former CEO Responsible for Buckyballs® Recall

by Ellen Adler, Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/10/2013

Last week the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) obtained an unprecedented ruling when Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Dean Metry granted leave to name Craig Zucker in an administrative complaint against Maxfield and...more

InfoBytes Special Alert: Detailed Analysis Of CFPB's Final Escrow Rule

by Jeremiah Buckley, Joseph Kolar, John Kromer, Jeffrey Naimon, Joseph Reilly, Clinton Rockwell | BuckleySandler LLP on 2/15/2013

On January 10, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its final rule on escrow account requirements for first-lien higher-priced mortgage loans. The rule amends existing escrow requirements and exemptions for...more

FDA Proposes New Rules Regarding Growing, Harvesting, Packing And Holding Domestic And Foreign Produce

by Jason Reiser | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/14/2013

On January 5, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as part of a continuing overhaul of the United States’ food safety laws under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), published proposed rules regarding the...more

CFPB Issues Final Rules Amending Regulation X and Regulation Z

by Jennifer N. Toussaint | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/18/2013

Today, the CFPB issued final rules amending Regulation X (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”)) and Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”)). The amendments focus on mortgage servicing requirements and servicer...more

CFPB Issues Final Mortgage Servicing Rules

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., John D. Socknat, Michael S. Waldron | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/18/2013

The CFPB today issued its final rules implementing provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that relate to mortgage servicing, which will take effect on January 10, 2014....more

Financial Services Bulletin: Action At The CFPB

by Perkins Coie on 1/18/2013

On Thursday, January 10, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a final rule amending Regulation Z pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"). ...more

CFPB proposes more information collections

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/17/2013

Earlier this week, the CFPB published in the Federal Register a request for comments on its plans to submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget for generic clearance of an information collection to assist the...more

GMO Laws Spread to Washington and New Mexico

by Alejandro Bras, Michael Steel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/16/2013

Just months after the November defeat of California’s Proposition 37, the “California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act,” proponents of labeling genetically modified food have proposed similar disclosure laws in...more

Employers Should Use Revised FCRA Disclosure for Employees and Job Applicants

by Keith Barnett, Thomas Bundy, III, Knox Dobbins, Peter Farley, Jaliya Stewart Faulkner, Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Jason Stone, Mark Thibodeaux, Annette Tripp, Gail Westover | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/16/2013

Employers who use consumer reports as part of their decision-making process in the hiring, promotion or firing of employees should note the attached “A Summary of Your Rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” issued by the...more

Time for a Consumer Financial Protection Compliance Tune-up

by Alexandra Megaris, Jonathan L. Pompan | Venable LLP on 1/16/2013

New Year’s is a good time for a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) compliance tune-up. Providers of consumer financial products and services (“providers”) operate in a dynamic environment influenced by challenges...more

FDA Shifts Focus to Prevention with Publication of Proposed Food Safety Rules

by Todd A. Harrison, John Moore, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, Erin Seder, Ralph S. Tyler | Venable LLP on 1/16/2013

On January 4th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two long-awaited proposed food safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illness. The proposed rules implement the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act...more

U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Rules on Qualified Mortgages and Ability to Repay

by Linda Ann Bartosch, Patrick D. Dolan, Robert H. Ledig, Ralph R. Mazzeo, Laurie Nelson, Thomas P. Vartanian | Dechert LLP on 1/16/2013

Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act responded to concerns about the quality of mortgage loans by establishing incentives for lenders to seek to ensure that borrowers had the ability to repay mortgage loans made to them. In...more

FDA Proposes Significant Changes to Food Safety Regulations to Secure Nation's Food Supply

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/15/2013

Food companies and farmers should be aware that they have approximately 4 months to provide their comments to the FDA regarding its proposed new food safety standards. On January 4, 2013, the FDA proposed two new regulations...more

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes the Ability-To-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule

by Jennifer Dioguardi | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/15/2013

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) amended the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to provide for an expanded ability-to-repay requirement for the mortgage lending industry. The Consumer...more

Final Rule Issued on Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgages

by Jennifer M. Keas | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/15/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final ability to repay rule (Rule) on January 10, 2013. The Rule implements ability-to-repay provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, which imposed strict underwriting...more

CFPB Finalizes Ability-to-Repay Rule for Mortgage Lenders, Defines “Qualified Mortgage” and Proposes Exemption to Ability-to-Repay...

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/15/2013

On Thursday, January 10, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its final rule on the ability-to-repay requirements, including the definition of “Qualified Mortgage,” that was mandated by the...more

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Commercial Law & Contracts › Administrative Law › Consumer Protection

CPSC Seeks to Hold Former CEO Responsible for Buckyballs® Recall

InfoBytes Special Alert: Detailed Analysis Of CFPB's Final Escrow Rule

FDA Proposes New Rules Regarding Growing, Harvesting, Packing And Holding Domestic And Foreign Produce

CFPB Issues Final Rules Amending Regulation X and Regulation Z

CFPB Issues Final Mortgage Servicing Rules

Financial Services Bulletin: Action At The CFPB

CFPB proposes more information collections

GMO Laws Spread to Washington and New Mexico

Employers Should Use Revised FCRA Disclosure for Employees and Job Applicants

Time for a Consumer Financial Protection Compliance Tune-up

FDA Shifts Focus to Prevention with Publication of Proposed Food Safety Rules

U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Rules on Qualified Mortgages and Ability to Repay

FDA Proposes Significant Changes to Food Safety Regulations to Secure Nation's Food Supply

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes the Ability-To-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule

Final Rule Issued on Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgages

CFPB Finalizes Ability-to-Repay Rule for Mortgage Lenders, Defines “Qualified Mortgage” and Proposes Exemption to Ability-to-Repay...

Senators Ask Regulators To Halt Bank Payday Lending

President Signs Bill Enhancing Enforcement Of The Military Lending Act

2013 Outlook for Credit Counseling: A Legal and Regulatory Perspective

CFPB Increases HMDA Asset Size Exemption Threshold

CFPB semiannual regulatory agenda: missing items and other mysteries

CFPB Rules on Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgages

CFPB Issues Final Ability To Repay Rule And ‘Qualified Mortgage’ Standard

CFPB Final Ability-To-Repay Rule Prompts Cautious Optimism from Industry

CFPB Adopts Mortgage Escrow Account Final Rule

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