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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Loan Originator Compensation: New Rules

by Jonathan Foxx on 4/3/2013

On January 24, 2013, as the last of the Final Rules of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rolled out, I offered an outline of all of them, entitled "CFPB's Gang of Seven (Final Rules)".* I listed them in...more

Too Big to Exclude; Too Much Wrongdoing to Ignore

by Melissa Brown, Robert Wolin | BakerHostetler on 2/26/2013

A 2007 audit initiated by a Medicare Program Safeguard Contractor (PSC) discovered that a North Carolina provider had a high incidence of inpatient billings for patients who did not stay in the hospital overnight. The PSC's...more

New Mexico Ignition Interlock - Informational Flyer

by Salim A. Khayoumi on 1/11/2012

Arrested for DWI in New Mexico? How to get your Ignition Interlock License....more

California Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court's Order Holding Putative UCL Class Should Not Be Certified

by Barger & Wolen on 11/2/2009

In a decision published October 26, 2009, a unanimous panel of the Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, affirmed the trial court’s order denying class certification in a case handled by Barger & Wolen, Kaldenbach v....more

Customer Due Diligence - CDD - as an Instrument For Combating Financial Crimes in Nigeria

by Jide Akinsoto on 10/9/2009

The essay in exposing the damage caused by money laundering at national and global levels, highlights the importance of customer due diligence (CDD), an anti money laundering (AML) measure, in tackling financial crimes like...more