The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
6/19/2017
/ Ally Financial Inc ,
Bank of America ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Citibank ,
Consumer Complaint Database ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mortgages ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
RESPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
US Bank National Association
In Edwards v. Macy’s, Inc., — F. Supp. 3d —, 2016 WL 922221 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 9, 2016), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently held that state law claims arising from plaintiff’s enrollment in a...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
1/28/2016
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
CARD Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
HMDA ,
Popular ,
Regulation Z ,
RESPA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Whistleblowers
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
11/3/2015
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Automotive Industry ,
Automotive Loans ,
Chevron Deference ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreclosure ,
GE Capital Retail Bank ,
Hiring & Firing ,
HMDA ,
ILSA ,
Integrated Disclosures ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Obama Administration ,
OCC ,
Political Appointments ,
Preemption ,
Recess Appointments ,
Regulation X ,
Regulation Z ,
RESPA ,
Rural Development ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Wachovia ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
6/26/2015
/ American Bankers Association ,
Appraisal ,
Appraisal Management Companies ,
Arbitration ,
Bank of America ,
Basel III ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreclosure ,
Freddie Mac ,
Grace Period ,
Insurance Industry ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Lender-Placed Insurance ,
Loan Modifications ,
Mortgages ,
NACHA ,
Property Insurance ,
RESPA ,
Ripeness ,
SIFIs ,
Student Loans ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Washington Mutual
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
4/22/2015
/ American Bankers Association ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Asset Protection ,
Auto Insurance ,
Bank of America ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Breach of Duty ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Countrywide ,
Covered Entities ,
Credit Cards ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Due Process ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FDCPA ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Institutions ,
HAMP ,
HOLA ,
HSBC ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jesinoski v Countrywide ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Preemption ,
RESPA ,
Retaliation ,
RICO ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Statute of Limitations ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- RECENT CASES
.. Mortgage Servicing Rules
.. Antiretaliation Provision
..Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation
..CFPB Involvement in Litigation
- IN THE...more
10/24/2014
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Bank Merger Act ,
Banks ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Default Swaps ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement ,
Larger Participant ,
Money Transfer ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Mortgages ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCC ,
RESPA ,
Swaps ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases
..RESPA
..FDCPA
..TCPA
..FCCPA & FDCPA
..TILA
- In The News
..CFPB to Begin Collecting Complaints Regarding Prepaid Cards
..CFPB Proposes Letting...more
8/1/2014
/ Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Debt Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FCCPA ,
FDCPA ,
FFIEC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
OCC ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Regulation Z ,
RESPA ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue:
- RECENT CASES
..Preemption
..CFPB Involvement in Litigation
..CFTC Regulation of Retail Commodity Transactions
..Durbin Amendment
..Appraiser Disclosure Requirements Under...more
5/30/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Banks ,
CFTC ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Pool ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Durbin Amendment Rules ,
Fair Lending ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Products ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Futures ,
Mortgages ,
Nonbank Firms ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Regulation Z ,
RESPA ,
Small Entity Compliance Guide ,
Swap Data Repositories ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Trust Preferred Securities ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Volcker Rule ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases January Through March 2014
..Dodd-Frank Amendments to RESPA
..Dodd-Frank Prohibition on Arbitration Clauses
..Whistleblower Protection Under Dodd-Frank
- News &...more
3/27/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Banks ,
Community Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fannie Mae ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
HUD ,
Money Transfer ,
Mortgages ,
RESPA ,
Stress Tests ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases
..Dodd-Frank Prohibition on Yield Spread Premiums
..Dodd-Frank Prohibition on Arbitration
..Whistleblower Protection Under the Dodd-Frank Act
..Dodd-Frank Amendments to...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases
..Dodd-Frank Prohibition on Arbitration
..Statutory Damages Under TILA
..Preemption
..Declaratory Relief
..HAMP Claims
..Constitutional Challenge to...more
11/25/2013
/ Arbitration ,
Automotive Loans ,
Cease and Desist ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Elder Issues ,
HAMP ,
Mortgages ,
Preemption ,
Remittance Transfer Rule ,
RESPA ,
Richard Cordray ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- Introduction
- Potential Litigation Exposure Under the New Mortgage Servicing Regulations Governing Responses to Borrower Inquiries
..Which of the New Servicing Regulations Governing Responses...more
11/8/2013
/ Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Dual Tracking Restrictions ,
FDCPA ,
Foreclosure ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Mortgage Loan Servicing Standards ,
Mortgages ,
RESPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases
..CFPB Involvement in Litigation
..Say-On-Pay Voting
..Constitutional Challenges to Dodd-Frank
..TILA Rescission
..Dodd-Frank Amendment to the Securities and...more
9/24/2013
/ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Payroll Cards ,
Preemption ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Regulation E ,
Remittance Transfer Rule ,
Rescission ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Small Business ,
Swaps ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Volcker Rule
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases
..Dodd-Frank Act Amendments to RESPA
..Amendments to Preemption Standards
..Whistleblower Protection
..SEC Final Rule Pursuant to Dodd-Frank Act Vacated
...more
7/31/2013
/ Basel III ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Garnishment ,
Mortgages ,
New Regulations ,
Preemption ,
RESPA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
UDAAP ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- Introduction
- Recent Cases
..Amendments to Preemption Standards
..TILA Statute of Limitations
..Dodd-Frank Amendments to RESPA
..Whistleblower Protection
..Say-on-Pay...more
5/29/2013
/ Ben Bernanke ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Elder Issues ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Adviser ,
Kickbacks ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Penalties ,
Preemption ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
RESPA ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Stress Tests ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- Recent Cases
..CFTC Jurisdiction Under the Commodity Exchange Act
..Dodd-Frank Amendment to the TILA
..Preemption
..Say-On-Pay Voting
..Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
...more
3/27/2013
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Freddie Mac ,
HUD ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Loan Transfers ,
Preemption ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Whistleblowers
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act” or the “Act”), signed into law in 2010, contains a series of regulatory reforms aimed in part to combat what was perceived as lax financial...more
In This Issue:
- RECENT CASES
. Dodd-Frank Challenges Under the Administrative Procedure Act and Commodity Exchange Act
. Preemption
. Whistleblower Protection Under the Dodd-Frank Act
. Arbitration...more
1/25/2013
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans ,
HOEPA ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Preemption ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
RESPA ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Whistleblowers
Few would dispute that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act or Act) has fundamentally altered the residential mortgage industry. Although the Act was passed just over three years ago,...more