We have posted several new topics to the Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor blog throughout the month of September. To read further, click on the titles below:
FEATURED POST
DEBT BUYERS & COLLECTORS
- Trade Groups Comment Letters Urge CFPB to Fix Complaint Database Before Trying to Normalize Data
- FTC Changes Location and Re-Opens Registration for its Second Debt Collection Dialogue in Dallas
- Better Business Bureau Data Show Sharp Decline in Debt Collection Complaints
- Debt-Relief Scheme Cost Consumers $67 Million in Illegal Fees
BACKGROUND SCREENING
- California Federal Court Deals with Statute of Limitations for FCRA Claims in Background Screening Claims
- NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Enforcement Guidance on SCDEA
- FTC Closes Investigation Against Health Care Provider, Offers Further Statements Regarding Background Screening Policies
- Whole Foods Becomes Most Recent Retailer to Settle FCRA Background Check Lawsuit
- Avoid Becoming the Next Target of a Class Action Taking Aim at Employers' Background Screening Forms
CYBERSECURITY
- FTC Urges Start-Ups to Incorporate Cybersecurity Early
- Next Generation Artificial Intelligence System Marks the Shift from Big Data to "Gargantuan" Data
- ABA 2015 Legal Technology Survey: Security Breaches at Law Firms on the Rise
CREDIT REPORTING & DATA BROKERS
- Spokeo Continues to Garner Attention; Argument Set for November 2, 2015
- FTC Fines Texas Auto Dealer $82,777 for Violating Credit Reporting Requirements
AUTO FINANCE
- Virginia's Attorney General Promises Crackdown on Car-Title Loans
- CFPB Appoints New Members to the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council
- CFPB Holding Field Hearing On Arbitration In Denver On October 7, 2015
CREDIT CARD LENDERS
- Oneida Tribe Wins Dismissal of FACTA Class Action on Sovereignty Grounds
- FDIC Obtains $64 Million Penalty Against Comenity Bank for Credit Card Add-Ons
- CFPB Refuses to Use Florida Payday Lending Rules as Federal Model
- 7th Circuit Rejects Neiman Marcus' Request for Rehearing over Standing in Data Breach Class Action Suit
MORTGAGE LENDERS & SERVICERS
- Court of Appeals Revives Breach of Contract Claim Based on Alleged Violation of HUD Regulations
- CFPB and DOJ Order Hudson City Savings Bank to Pay $27 Million to Increase Mortgage Credit Access in Communities Illegally Redlined
- CFPB Rolls Out Online Tools to Explain New Mortgage Disclosure Forms
TRENDING NEWS – REGULATORY COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT
- CFPB to Host Community Bank Advisory Counsel Meeting
- Debt Collection Complaints to the CFPB Decrease in August
- CFPB Director Cordray to Present Latest Semi-Annual Report to Congress on September 29
- House Financial Services Committee to Vote This Week on Bills to Reform the CFPB
TRENDING NEWS – LITIGATION
- 11th Circuit Holds Providing Number Equals Consent Under TCPA
- FCC Continues to Expand Its TCPA Reach with E-Faxes
- Federal Judge Tosses TCPA Lawsuit Against Telemarketer on Behalf of Charity
- District Court Hangs Up on Motion to Stay TCPA Action Pending Challenge to FCC'S Order
CFS EVENTS
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