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DE Under 3: U.S. GAO Report on Military Spouse Employment Focused on Challenges of Part-Time Work
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Military Lending Act and Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Overview - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Supporting Our Veterans
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Matt Reid on Compliance and the JAG Corps
Workplace Integration of Veterans: How to be an Ally to Our Nation’s Heroes
Veterans Day Tribute
Leading in a Lonely World Podcast: Meet Richard Vaill, Advocate for Veterans
Oklahoma USERRA Provides New Military Leave Provisions for Select Uniformed Services
Celebrating Veterans’ Advocacy with Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado, Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: On Record PR
2020 OFCCP Refresh and Reset
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 229: Combining Law School and Military Service (w/guest Steven Arango)
HR Law 101 Ep. 9: How Does USERRA Apply To Your Company?
Bribery & Corruption in the Military. A Front-Line View (Part II)
Suzanne Folsom and Ted Wright of ACADEMI
Corporate Law Report: Workplace Romances, FMLA Changes, California Tax News, and More
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the April 2024 webinar....more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws....more
Regulatory Developments - FDIC Refines Supervisory Strategy Concerning Multiple Re-Presentment NSF Fees Guidance - On June 16, the FDIC revised its Supervisory Guidance on Multiple Re-Presentment Non-Sufficient Funds...more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recently granted an installment lender’s motion to dismiss, ruling that most of the class members’ claims are time-barred by the Military Lending Act’s (MLA)...more
Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until January 31, 2022 - "The Department believes this additional time and a definitive end date will allow borrowers to plan for the resumption of payments and reduce the...more
On May 6, 2021, the CFPB’s Office of Servicemember Affairs issued its eighth annual report summarizing its activities from January 1 through December 31, 2020. The report discussed the Office’s consumer outreach and...more
On March 23, 2021, the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (the “PLPA”) was signed into law by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. The PLPA imposes a 36% military annual percentage rate (“MAPR”) cap on all loans made to Illinois...more
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its “true lender” rule, which establishes that a national bank or federal savings association (bank) is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, announced Operation Corrupt Collector, a nationwide law...more
United States Automobile Association (USAA), a financial services company that provides insurance, banking, investment, and retirement products and services for members of the military and their families, filed a surprising...more
Our country’s military members and their families devote their lives to serving the defense needs of our country, often at great personal sacrifice. As a result, federal and state laws have been crafted to provide these...more
In light of Veterans Day, there are some recent notable developments regarding the Military Lending Act (MLA) worth discussing. Enacted in 2006, the MLA caps the annual interest rate for an extension of consumer credit to a...more
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Signed into Law President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “EGRRCPA”) on May 24. The EGRRCPA...more
We previously reported that several trade groups had sent letters petitioning the Department of Defense (DoD) to rescind or withdraw Question and Answer #2 (Q&A 2) from its 2016 interpretative rule for the Military Lending...more
Yesterday, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Military Lending Act website was temporarily taken offline to accommodate various “security and performance enhancements.” ...more
The Washington state Senate and House of Representatives have passed a bill (House Bill 1056) that would expand the coverage of the Washington Service Members’ Civil Relief Act (WSCRA) and provide additional protections to...more
Four trade groups have sent letters to the Department of Defense (DoD) asking the DoD to rescind or withdraw Question and Answer #2 (Q&A 2) from its 2016 interpretative rule for the Military Lending Act final rule (MLA Rule)...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) is a U.S. government agency created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The CFPB is the first federal agency tasked solely with the...more
Last week the Department of Defense (DoD) issued an interpretive rule under the DoD’s Military Lending Act final rule (MLA Rule). The interpretive rule amends four of the “Q&A” format interpretations that DoD issued on August...more
The CFPB’s October 2017 complaint report, which the CFPB calls a “special edition” monthly complaint report, departs from the format of the CFPB’s standard monthly reports. (The CFPB’s June and July 2017 complaint reports...more
CFPB Director Richard Cordray yesterday sent a letter to President Trump asking him to uphold the Bureau’s arbitration rule even though the Senate recently joined the House in authorizing a repeal of the rule under the...more
Enough is enough! I recognize that reasonable minds can differ with respect to whether the Senate should override the CFPB arbitration rule. However, it is inexcusable when plaintiffs’ lawyers and consumer advocates...more
The CFPB has released the sixth annual report of the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman containing an analysis of approximately 12,900 federal student loan complaints, 7,700 private student loan complaints, and 2,300 debt collection...more
The United States Department of Justice announced last week that Westlake Services LLC and its subsidiary, Wilshire Consumer Capital LLC, have agreed to pay $760,788 to resolve allegations the companies violated the...more
The FTC has launched a new page on its website dedicated to its Military Task Force. According to the FTC, it created the Task Force “to focus on identifying the particular needs of military consumers and developing...more