In September 2021, Courthouse News Services (CNS) filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia against Virginia court officials for allegedly violating the First Amendment rights of the press and public by restricting access to newly filed civil complaints. Currently, only Virginia barred attorneys have digital access to newly filed court records through
On November 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) settled a lawsuit by the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) challenging the formation and operation of the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law (the Taskforce). The Taskforce was formed in October 2019 by then-CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger to examine the existing consumer financial services legal
On November 10, a group of Democratic senators sent a letter to Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, requesting that the CFPB take a proactive stance in its regulation of consumer reporting agencies (CRAs). The group, led by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and which includes Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH),
On November 29, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and committee member Bill Foster (D-IL) sent a letter to the leaders of multiple federal regulators, asking them to monitor technological development in the financial services industry to ensure that algorithmic bias does not occur. The letter was sent to the following individuals:
Wednesday, December 8 • 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Join us on Wednesday, December 8 as a panel of Troutman Pepper class-action litigators examine recent developments in class-action litigation and provide insights on what the future holds. The panel will dive into the major decisions rendered this year and explore ways for class-action practitioners and
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a “Serving Communities of Color” report that details fraud and consumer issues that have a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color. This report is the latest installment released by the FTC on the topic and follows prior initiatives, such as the 2014 “Every Community Initiative“
On November 8, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (Act) (Legislation S.153/A.2382). The Act amends provisions of New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules, commonly referred to as the CPLR, and the Judiciary Law to require original creditors and third-party debt collectors to include certain information and documents
On November 2, the House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing titled, “Buy Now, Pay More Later? Investigating Risks and Benefits of BNPL and Other Emerging Fintech Cash Flow Products.” For the hearing, the task force invited both consumer advocates and industry tradespeople to address several products, including buy now,
In a report released on November 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that credit report disputes more commonly occur among consumers in majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods than consumers in majority white neighborhoods. New CFPB Director Rohit Chopra attributed this disparity to alleged “[e]rror-ridden credit reports” that “are far too prevalent and may
In McKinney-Drobnis v. Oreshack, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s determination that vouchers awarded to class members were not “coupons” under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), and it admonished the district court’s failure to apply heightened scrutiny to a pre-certification class settlement. No. 20-15539, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 31524