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All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights: Issue 4, August 2020

Welcome! Welcome to August’s issue of All Consuming. This month, we are taking a deep dive into discharges in bankruptcy and then reviewing several top news stories in the world of consumer finance. We hope you find value...more

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Plaintiffs' Firms Continue to Bring Website Accessibility Claims Under Federal and State Law

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Courts across the country have increasingly held that the websites of certain businesses that provide goods and services to the public are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ...more

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DOJ Settles Action Alleging Bank Discriminated Against Disability Income Recipients

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The U.S. Department of Justice recently entered into a consent order with Evolve Bank & Trust to settle charges that the bank discriminated against mortgage loan applicants on the basis of disability and receipt of public...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses ECOA Violation Ruling

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In Gomez v. Quicken Loans, Inc., -- Fed Appx. --, 2015 WL 6655476 (9th Cir. Nov. 2, 2015), the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of the appellant's Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) claim that was based...more

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Mortgage Lender Settles Disability-Based Discrimination Complaint

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) has announced its successful negotiation of a “conciliation agreement” between the parties to a lawsuit alleging...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Resolve Whether the FHA Provides for Disparate Impact Liability.

A major change to federal law governing mortgage lending may be on the horizon. On October 2, 2014, the United States Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) not only imposes liability for...more

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