On September 24, the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Patel v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC ruled that a group of plaintiffs from Florida and Pennsylvania could not challenge the forced-placed insurance (“FPI”) rate their mortgage servicers charged. Because the plaintiffs did not purchase homeowner’s insurance, the mortgage servicers purchased FPI for the
In a recent Eighth Circuit case, the appellate court vacated the district court’s orders, holding that the plaintiff lacked Article III standing to bring her Fair Credit Reporting Act claims in federal court.
In Auer v. Trans Union, LLC, plaintiff Colleen Auer had accepted a job as city attorney for the City of
Fair Isaac Corporation, creator of the FICO credit score, plans to roll out a new scoring system in early 2019 that could result in higher credit scores for millions of would-be borrowers.
The new “UltraFICO Score” factors in how consumers manage their cash, savings, and money-market accounts. While borrowers
BTI Consulting Names Troutman Sanders a ‘Standout Law Firm’ in Three Litigation Categories
Troutman Sanders LLP has been designated a “Standout Law Firm” in BTI Consulting Group’s Litigation Outlook 2019 rankings in the following three categories:
The firm is regularly recognized by BTI. According to the
On October 18, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted a motion to compel arbitration filed by student loan servicer Navient Solutions, LLC because the arbitration provision in the promissory note signed by the plaintiff was broad enough to capture future credit reporting disputes. The case is Howard v. Navient Solutions
Despite two controlling decisions by the Second Circuit in Avila and Taylor, claims involving the “amount of debt” disclosure under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) continue to evolve thanks to the relentless efforts by the New York plaintiffs’ bar. But these permutations of the “amount of debt” claims continue to be successfully
On October 17, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issued its Fall Rulemaking Agenda. The CFPB releases regulatory agendas twice a year in conjunction with a broader initiative led by the Office of Management and Budget to publish a Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory actions across all agencies of the federal government.
Of particular
Citing Seventh Circuit precedent, the Eastern District of Wisconsin recently held the broad scope of the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s permissible purpose includes use that disregards an attempted restriction requested by the consumer.
In Long v. Bergstrom Victory Lane, Inc., No. 18-cv-688, 2018 WL 4829192 (E.D. Wis. Oct. 4, 2018), consumer Emily Long alleged
On Friday, October 26th, from 2 – 3 pm ET, Troutman Sanders attorneys, David Anthony, Dave Gettings and Virginia Flynn will present a webinar that will help you make sense of the shifting TCPA landscape. It will focus on the different ways courts throughout the country have addressed the interpretation of an automatic telephone dialing
On July 4, 2017, W. Va. Code § 46A-5-108 went into effect, requiring West Virginia consumers to send a written “Notice of Right to Cure” to a creditor or debt collector prior to instituting any action under Articles 2, 3, or 4 of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act (the WVCCPA).