Consent Order

Bank Regulators Announce First Foreclosure Review Payments

On April 9, the Federal Reserve Board and the OCC announced that payments to borrowers impacted by allegedly improper foreclosure practices would begin on April 12, 2013. ...more

CFPB Settles Allegations of Improper Payments by Mortgage Insurers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had settled enforcement actions against four insurance companies in connection with alleged improper payments between the insurance companies and mortgage...more

FTC Orders Two Bleach Wholesalers to Put an End to Non-Compete Agreement

On January 18, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) announced that it will require bleach producer Oltrin Solutions, LLC (“Oltrin”) to release its competitor, JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. (JCI) from an...more

FTC Consent Order Illustrates Importance of Privacy Policy Disclosure and Adherence

The importance of fully disclosing (and abiding by) your company’s privacy policies was underscored last month when the U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a consent order barring Epic Media Group, LLC, an online advertising...more