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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - May 2024 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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California Court of Appeals Finds Solar Energy Agreement Provides Basis for Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Claim by...

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As U.S. consumer solar energy use increases, so does potential exposure under state consumer protection statutes. A recent decision by the California Court of Appeals in the case of Hagey v. Solar Service Experts, LLC...more

Carlton Fields

First Circuit Holds That Motion to Reconsider Appealable Interlocutory Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration Is Not...

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In Powers v. Receivables Performance Management, LLC, the First Circuit Court of Appeals considered the defendant’s interlocutory appeal of the denial of a motion to reconsider an underlying denial of its motion to compel...more

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2021 Year in Review: Consumer Finance

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[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more

Cozen O'Connor

Airline Passengers’ Rights | Fake COVID-19 Cures | Unlicensed Debt Collection Agency Sued

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COVID-19- NAAG: Airline Industry Customers Deserve Stronger Consumer Protections- •The National Association of Attorneys General (“NAAG”) sent a letter to congressional leaders urging Congress to strengthen consumer...more

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Precious Metals Scam | R, D AGs Weigh In On Pipelines | $60 Million Surgical Mesh Settlement

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COVID-19- AG Coalitions Tackle PPP, Price Gouging Concerns- •Eighteen Democratic AGs, led by Illinois AG Kwame Raoul, sent a comment letter to the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) opposing the SBA’s proposed rule...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Maryland Court of Appeals Bars Confessed Judgment Clauses in Consumer Contracts

A recent decision from the Maryland Court of Appeals provided somewhat surprising new guidance on the permissibility of confessed judgment clauses in consumer contracts. In Goshen Run Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Cisneros,...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Take Two: Quebec Introduces Bill 134 to Modernize the Consumer Protection Act

On May 2, 2017, the Quebec government introduced new legislation intended to modernize the Quebec Consumer Protection Act (CPA), as well as provide for new consumer protection measures. The CPA provisions on credit, in...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - April 2017 #4

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Editor's Note - State Regulators Sue OCC Over Federal FinTech Charter. On April 26, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the U.S. District Court for...more

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CFPB Announces $2.5 Million Fine, Compliance Monitoring for Deceptive Debt Collection Practices

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On April 25, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into consent orders with a debt collection law firm, two of the firm’s principal partners, and New Century Financial Services, Inc., a company that...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Administrative Monetary Penalties and New Exemptions for Debt Collectors

Earlier this month, the Minister of Government and Consumer Services introduced Bill 156, the Alternative Financial Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 156). Bill 156, if enacted, would amend, among other...more

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Governor Tomblin Signs into Law Significant Amendments to West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act

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On March 31, 2015, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed SB 542 into law. This new law amends frequently litigated sections of the West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act (“WVCCPA”), W. Va. Code section 46A, in...more

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