On February 6-8, 2018, DBA International will host its annual conference – Play Your Best Hand – at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
We are pleased to announce to announce that Troutman Sanders partner David Anthony will present on a panel entitled, “De-tangling Licensing Requirements – Monitoring for Changes, License Maintenance, and
On January 1, 2018, California Government Code § 12952 goes into effect. § 12952 is yet another state law that regulates how employers can use criminal background checks in the hiring process. Although state laws governing this practice have become commonplace, § 12952 is unique in that it contains new requirements as to what
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray’s announced yesterday (as covered here) that he will be resigning from his position by the end of this month.
The Administration appears poised to announce Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as an interim replacement until a permanent director can be selected by the
A federal district court in Connecticut recently ruled that a debt collector’s 29 telephone calls to a debtor’s home telephone over a period of 24 days was sufficient to establish a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. In denying in part the defendant debt collector’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, Judge Jeffrey
Richard Cordray, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), announced today that he plans to step down from that post by the end of the month. Cordray’s term was otherwise set to expire in July of 2018.
Cordray, who was appointed by the Obama Administration after the CFPB was created in 2011, issued
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders attorneys David Anthony, Keith Barnett, Ashley Taylor and Melanie Witte will be featured speakers at the upcoming Third Party Payment Processors Association (TPPPA) Executive Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 8-9, 2017.
Troutman Sanders attorneys will participate in panels on topics including:
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release earlier today alerting the media and other interested parties that it will announce a “major coordinated consumer fraud enforcement initiative” Friday, October 13 at 11:30 a.m. EST.
The Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Thomas Pahl, and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will
On September 7, the Financial Services Committee held hearings on a bill, H.R. 1849: Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 (Trott), that seeks to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
The current definition of “debt collector” under the FDCPA does not make clear whether it applies to attorneys, especially in the
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) issued a new rule that will have a significant impact on the payday lending market. The CFPB will now require lenders to conduct a “full-payment test” to determine upfront whether the borrower will have the ability to repay the loan when it becomes due. Lenders
On July 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its long-awaited final Rule banning class action waivers in arbitration provisions for covered entities, as well as requiring the covered entities to provide information to the CFPB regarding any efforts to compel arbitration. This Rule is of significance to any financial services company that utilizes consumer