On April 26, the Governor of Florida signed into law HB 1031 (the “Act”), which will amend Florida’s credit counseling services law to provide an exception for telemarketers and sellers that furnish “debt relief services” (as...more
Beginning May 11, 2024, non-banking financial institutions regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be required to submit notifications of data breaches or other security events that impact 500+ consumers. The FTC...more
Summary of New Jersey Senate Bill No. 2989 - In September 2022, we provided a regulatory update about the then-recently proposed New Jersey Senate Bill No. 2989 (“NJ S.B. 2989”) entitled, “Makes certain for-profit debt...more
Democratic senators have revived a bill aimed at providing an easier path into bankruptcy for Americans suffering financial hardship stemming from COVID-19. The Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act (the “Proposed Act”) has been...more
On December 9, 2020, Congressional Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), proposed sweeping legislation that would overhaul consumer bankruptcy law. The proposed changes generally make it...more
The American Bankruptcy Institute’s Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy released its Final Report and recommendations on April 12, 2019. The commission was created in 2016 to research and develop recommendations to improve the...more
The CFPB has published the following notices in today’s Federal Register: - Request for Information. Through the RFI, the CFPB seeks to learn more about consumers’ experience with access to free credit scores and the...more
In October 2015, the D.C. federal district court ruled that the plaintiffs’ names should be redacted in all documents filed in a lawsuit against the CFPB initiated by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are a group of businesses...more
The D.C. federal district court recently ruled that the plaintiffs’ names should be redacted in all documents filed in a lawsuit against the CFPB initiated by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are a group of businesses and an...more
The CFPB has announced a new project as part of its Project Catalyst initiative, which the CFPB describes as ”designed to encourage consumer-friendly developments in markets for consumer financial products and services.” The...more