On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court decided Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning its own 40-year-old Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council decision. In Chevron, the Supreme Court articulated the so-called...more
As anyone who is associated with the residential real estate settlement services industry can appreciate, resolution of the PHH case by the full bench of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has brought much-needed clarity and...more
3/9/2018
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
PHH Corp. v CFPB ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
RESPA ,
Section 8 ,
Strategic Planning ,
Trump Administration ,
UDAAP
On January 22, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, quietly and without commentary, declined to review the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision in the storied Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins case. In 2016, the Supreme...more
2/14/2018
/ Article III ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
FACTA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
RESPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations ,
Substantial Risk of Harm
On April 26, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) broke new ground by imposing a fine – in excess of a million dollars – against a consumer financial services company for allegedly violating the terms of...more
5/15/2017
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Penalties ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Violations ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The consumer financial services industry is wondering how the sudden passing of United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will affect the pending Spokeo, Inc. v. Thomas Robins case. Spokeo is a key case dealing with...more
In the ongoing Integrity Advance enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”), the Office of Enforcement this month filed a brief arguing that its claims for alleged unfair, deceptive,...more