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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Episode 12: A General Counsel’s Map for International Business Expansion - Part 2
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Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act - Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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Webinar: Corporate Transparency Act
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Meeting Cancer Reporting Requirements
DE Under 3: Potential Elimination of EEO-1 Type 4 & 8 Reports
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CFPB's Section 1071 Final Rule (Part 2): Deep Dive on Data Collection and Discouragement - The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB’s Section 1071 Final Rule (Part 1): A General Overview - The Consumer Finance Podcast
[Podcast] Top 5 Takeaways from New Jersey’s 2023 Pay-to-Play Reform
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) recently released its semi-annual regulatory agenda, outlining its planned rulemaking initiatives. The CFPB releases regulatory agendas twice a year in voluntary...more
On June 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a proposed rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), concerning medical debt. The proposed rule would...more
On November 9, a magistrate judge in the Northern District of Georgia issued a Report & Recommendation to grant a motion to dismiss because the plaintiff’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims were time-barred...more
On September 21, the CFPB announced the beginning of its anticipated rulemaking regarding consumer reporting, including a proposal to remove medical bills from credit reports. This announcement builds upon a hearing the CFPB...more
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) became law on June 16, 2023. Texas becomes the 11th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa,...more
On March 17, the FTC announced its inquiry into the small business credit reporting industry. In particular, it is ordering five firms to provide detailed information about their products and processes. The FTC notes...more
WHAT MATTERS - The industry practice is to set the Payment Rating to a code of 0 if the account was current on the closing date or to a code of 1-6 reflecting that the account was past due when it was paid off. This...more
In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more
ACI’s Residential Mortgage Forum is a premier gathering of leading servicers, lenders, external counsel, and regulators engaging in dialogue on how to navigate the very complex residential mortgage enforcement and litigation...more
Under the CARES Act, borrowers must be affected by COVID-19 and receive an “accommodation” for their creditors to be subject to new FCRA reporting obligations. However, the CARES Act does not explain how the consumer needs to...more
On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a Bulletin entitled Consumer Reporting FAQs Related to the CARES Act and COVID-19 Pandemic. The CFPB’s Bulletin reminds creditors that compliance with the Fair...more
We start this issue with a feeling of déjà vu all over again. Decisions made during the mortgage crisis are back in the news with a powerhouse legal ruling and the Treasury’s initial thinking on how to turn back time. First,...more
Senate Bill 1581, introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-Ore.] and co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-Conn.], Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-Mass.], Sen. Bob Menendez [D-N.J.], and Sen. Dick Durbin [D-Ill.], would amend the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 14, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals added to the ongoing line of decisions in the Moran v. The Screening Pros saga, holding that under the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s rule prohibiting...more
In Francisco v. Midland Funding, No. 17 C 6872, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20601, at *2 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 8, 2019), the plaintiff sued Midland Funding LLC and Midland Credit Management, Inc. (“MCM”) under the Fair Debt Collection...more
Last Thursday, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “Bureau”) announced a settlement with State Farm Bank, FSB (“State Farm”) regarding alleged violations of the FCRA as well as the Consumer Financial Protection...more
The FTC has been accused of failing to “meaningfully enforce” the FCRA,[1] but on October 16, 2018, it announced a $3 million settlement with RealPage Inc. (“RealPage”), which it billed the “largest civil penalty the FTC has...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new model form “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” that must be used starting September 21, 2018...more
Two bills amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) intended to benefit consumers are making their way through Congress. H.R. 4172, "The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2015," has bipartisan support, although it is...more
Editor's Overview - As the summer draws to a close, this month's Newsletter previews three cases that the U.S. Supreme Court already has agreed to hear that ought to be of particular interest to ERISA plan sponsors and...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
The CFPB has issued a bulletin to companies that furnish information to consumer reporting agencies (CRA) reminding them of their obligation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to investigate consumer disputes...more