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NYAG submits letter on jurisdictional issues in RD Legal Funding case

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The New York Attorney General has submitted a letter to Judge Preska that responds to RD Legal Funding’s letter asking her to dismiss all of the NYAG’s federal and state claims....more

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DOJ Issues Memorandum Precluding Reliance on Agency Guidance in Enforcement Cases

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On Jan. 25, 2018, the Associate Attorney General issued a memorandum limiting use of agency guidance documents in affirmative civil enforcement cases brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In a move which could have...more

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DOJ Limits Use of Guidance Documents in Affirmative Civil Enforcement Actions

On January 25, 2018, the Associate Attorney General directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to rely on agency guidance documents to establish a violation in affirmative civil enforcement (“ACE”) cases. She issued the...more

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Democratic Senators introduce bill to increase state AG oversight of national banks

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Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein announced that she and three other Democratic Senators have introduced a bill, the “Accountability for Wall Street Executives Act of 2017,” that would allow state attorneys general to issue...more

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Democratic state AGs threaten aggressive use of enforcement authority in letter to President Trump

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The Democratic attorneys general of 15 states and the District of Columbia have sent a letter to President Trump in which they express their support for the CFPB’s consumer protection mission and criticize the President’s...more

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