CID

Dealing with Civil Investigative Demands from the CFPB—Rules, Responses & Pitfalls

by Joseph T. Lynyak III, Rebecca Tierney | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/9/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s civil investigative demand (“CID”) authority has recently presented significant compliance difficulties for companies that have received requests for information relating to an...more

Negotiating the Enforcement Maze: A CFPB Civil Investigative Demand

by Jennifer M. Keas | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/5/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), through its Office of Enforcement, may conduct inquiries of institutions or persons to investigate compliance with the federal consumer financial laws for which it is...more

CFPB announces settlement of four enforcement actions against mortgage insurers

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr. | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/5/2013

The CFPB announced the settlement of enforcement actions brought in federal district court in Florida against four national mortgage insurers involving allegations that the insurers paid kickbacks to mortgage lenders in...more

CFPB Digest – March 2013

by Suzanne Fay Garwood, Audra J. Heagney, Alexandra Megaris, Jonathan L. Pompan, Andrew D. Price, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 3/14/2013

In this issue: - What to Expect When You're Under a CFPB Investigation – Negotiating the Scope of the CID - CFPB Initiative to Promote Student Loan Payment Plans - Consumer Complaints Offer Insight into...more

A Reduction in the Utility of Civil Investigative Demands and the Interpretive Narrowing of "Person" under the False Claims Act

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

Executive Summary: False Claims Act actions against government contractors are on the rise. But two recent decisions offer potential limitations to false claims exposure, and may aid defendants in future FCA litigation....more

CFPB denies another motion to modify or set aside CID

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/31/2012

The CFPB has refused to modify or set aside a civil investigative demand (CID) issued to Next Generation in connection with an investigation of the company’s debt settlement services business....more

FTC Set to Adopt New Rules to Speed Up Investigations, But Will They Work?

by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 9/28/2012

The Federal Trade Commission recently finalized changes to its investigative procedures. The changes are intended to streamline a process that has, in recent years, become increasingly lengthy and unwieldy. The driving force...more

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