Safeguards against Data Security Breaches (Part One)
FTC Hits Path with $800k Fine, Continues to Make Mobile Privacy a Priority
Many companies and individuals that are facing investigations or subsequent enforcement actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) will be forced to incur substantial sums to defend such claims, to settle...more
In This Issue: - Virginia General Assembly Concludes 2013 Session – Highlights and Considerations for Financial Institutions - Cyber Fraud: Lawsuit by Local Community Bank Demonstrates Need for Vigilance...more
On March 26, the CFPB published a final rule to conform Regulation E to an amendment to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act enacted by Congress in December 2012 that removed the requirement that ATMs have an attached placard...more
The CFPB has issued a final rule amending Regulation E to remove the requirement that a fee notice be posted on or at an automated teller machine. On December 20, 2012 , President Obama signed into law an amendment to the...more
In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Leading the Past Week - It was another busy week on the Hill and in the Administration, but it may have...more
Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the responsibility for interpreting and enforcing the Fair...more
Do you use a third party service to conduct background checks on job applicants or employees? If yes, then you should take note of new forms which employers are required to use for this purpose, effective January 1, 2013. ...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has issued amendments to Regulation B requiring creditors to provide to applicants free copies of all appraisals and other written valuations developed in connection with an...more
Employers that use third parties to perform background checks on applicants or employees must start using new Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) forms immediately. The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is...more
As we enter 2013, we would like to update you on the importance of reviewing your application, background check procedures, employment policies and employee handbook for compliance with the changing laws in these areas....more
Bankers received a Christmas present on December 20, 2012 when President Obama signed H.R. 4367, which eliminates the requirement for physical notices on ATMs regarding fees. That information is already disclosed onscreen,...more
Beginning January 1, 2013, employers must use the revised forms issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in November 2012 to conduct background checks under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). ...more
By January 1, 2013, employers and consumer reporting agencies must use revised, updated forms for certain notices required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The revisions indicate that the recently created Consumer...more
As discussed in an earlier blog post, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — which now has the responsibility of enforcing the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a role previously held by the Federal Trade...more
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