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FTC Sharpens Focus On Data Brokers

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/14/2013

On May 7, the FTC released letters it sent to 10 data brokers warning that certain of the brokers’ practices could violate FCRA privacy protections. ...more

FTC: Data Brokers That Compile Tenant Data May Be Covered by FCRA

by Jeff Ifrah on 5/6/2013

On April 3, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission issued a press release that marks yet another step in its continuing trend of actions involving data brokers and data providers. As we have noted in earlier blog posts, the...more

“Red Flag” Compliance Requirements Come to Investment Advisors, Broker-Dealers

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/12/2013

It has been several years since the Federal Trade Commission’s Red Flag Rule took effect; and the banking regulators have had the Red Flag Interagency Guidance in place since 2007. Finally, entities regulated by the...more

FTC Sends FCRA Warning to Providers of Rental Histories

by John L. Culhane, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mercedes Kelley Tunstall | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/11/2013

The Federal Trade Commission continues to keep Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) enforcement at the forefront of its activities, as shown by its recent warnings to operators of six websites that provide information about...more

Employers Faced January 1, 2013, Deadline to Update Fair Credit Reporting Act Notice

by Nikole Mergo | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/18/2013

Originally published in SC Bar's Employment and Labor Law Newsletter: Winter 2013 on February 15, 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, there was a new form that employers must provide prospective or current employees when...more

Despite Continuing Grace Period, Employers Should Switch To New Fair Credit Reporting Act Notices Now

by Doug Hass | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/11/2013

Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Congress transferred rule-making authority for the relevant portions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the...more

Advertising Law -- Jan 31, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: California’s “Best Practices” for Mobile Apps Draw Criticism from Ad Groups; FTC Settles First FCRA Suit Involving Mobile Apps; Sony Settles Suit with Actor from PlayStation Ads; Court: Twitter Terms Not a...more

Criminal Background Checks? The FTC Knows There’s an App for That

by Jeff Ifrah on 1/25/2013

As we cautioned in a September post, the FTC is stepping up enforcement actions against mobile app developers for failure to comply with consumer protection principles. This month, the FTC took another major step in that...more

FTC Expands FCRA Coverage to Mobile Industry – Employers Beware

by Allana Grinshteyn, Fredric Leffler, Lawrence Lorber, Marc Mandelman, Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein, Leslie Silverman, Allan Weitzman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/23/2013

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently extended the reach of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") to the mobile industry by means of a consent order, settling its complaint that alleged Respondents Filiquarian...more

Mobile App Disclaimers Not Sufficient to Circumvent FCRA Requirements

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/18/2013

The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement last week with a mobile app company, its data provider, and their CEO in its first Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) enforcement action involving mobile applications. The...more

New Year’s Watch: CFPB’s Model FCRA Forms Take Effect

by Fredric Leffler, Lawrence Lorber, Marc Mandelman, Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein, Leslie Silverman, Allan Weitzman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/4/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has taken over the responsibility of interpreting and enforcing the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), recently issued revised model...more

Rep. Markey to Data-Brokers: Let's Start with Kids, Then Tackle Data Privacy for the Rest

by William J. Weber | BakerHostetler on 12/17/2012

In a briefing convened by the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus December 13, 2012, co-chairs Ed Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX) tried to advance their agenda of enhancing children’s online privacy in the context of...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - December 14, 2012

by BuckleySandler LLP on 12/17/2012

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - CRIMINAL...more

Mortgage Banking Update - December 14, 2012

by Paul Apicella, Stefanie Jackman, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Barbara S. Mishkin, Brian D. Pedrow, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/14/2012

In This Issue: - CFPB Monitor Named to the ABA Journal Annual Blawg 100 List - Temporary CONGRESS PASSES LEGISLATION TO FIX CFPB PRIVILEGE WAIVER PROBLEM - CFPB DESCRIBES PLANS FOR COORDINATING WITH STATE...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Vol. 3, Issue 5 -- December 2012

by Nicholas A. Datlowe, Anna Ferrari, D. Reed Freeman, Jr., Timothy Denny Greene, Jacob Michael Kaufman, Christine E. Lyon, Julie O'Neill, Matthew R Galeotti, Jesse Soslow | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/6/2012

In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we examine why social media marketing strategies should be concerned with clearing more than just copyrights; we revisit...more

Shhhhh! There is an Employee Misconduct Investigation Going On!

by Kelly Scott | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 10/22/2012

An employer hires an outside investigator to examine allegations of employee misconduct. Is the employer required to obtain permission from the employee who is the subject of the investigation? The Federal Trade Commission...more

Employers Will Need to Use New FCRA Forms by January 1

by Stephen R. Woods | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/19/2012

Employers will be required to use updated forms as part of their background check process by January 1, 2013, as responsibility for interpreting the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) transfers from the Federal Trade...more

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