Phone calls made by a lawn care company after the termination of a customer's contract were beyond the scope of the parties' agreement to arbitrate any claim "arising from or relating to" their contract, the U.S. Court of...more
2/22/2017
/ Arbitration ,
ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Contract Terms ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Right to Privacy ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA
We are pleased to invite you to the 22nd Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, sponsored by the Practising Law Institute, March 27-28, 2017, in New York City (and by live webcast and groupcast in Atlanta and...more
1/27/2017
/ Banking Sector ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgages ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
TCPA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that Pennsylvania’s recording statute does not require the recording of all conveyances. As a result, the Third Circuit reversed the district court’s refusal to enter...more
8/7/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Class Action ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Deeds ,
Financial Institutions ,
Lenders ,
MERS ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Recording Fees
In This Issue:
- Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing
- Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes
- Sixth Circuit...more
3/21/2013
/ Amount in Controversy ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Data Protection ,
Debt Collection ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreclosure ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
Licenses ,
Liens ,
Mobile Payments ,
Mortgages ,
Privity of Contract ,
Res Judicata ,
Robo-Signing ,
SCOTUS ,
Uniform State Test
In This Issue:
- Kentucky County Clerks Cannot Sue MERS for Failure To Record Mortgage Assignments, Sixth Circuit Rules
- Bipartisan Policy Center Proposes New Directions for National Housing Policy
- FTC...more
In This Issue:
- MERS Has Power To Assign Interest in Deed of Trust, Borrower Can Challenge Assignment of Mortgage, First Circuit Rules
- Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Arizona Mortgage Class Action Alleging...more
2/21/2013
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collectors ,
Deed of Trust ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fair Lending ,
Fraud ,
Information Sharing ,
Interest Rates ,
Licenses ,
MERS ,
Mortgage Loan Originators
In This Issues:
- CFPB Generates Flurry of New Mortgage Banking Industry Rules
- CFPB Issues Final ECOA Appraisal Rule
- 20 State Agencies Adopt Uniform State MLO Testing
- Mortgage Foreclosure Is Debt...more