On March 21, the Federal Trade Commission issued a warning that portfolios of alleged payday loan debts serviced by AMG Services are bogus. The alleged lenders – USFastCash, 500FastCash, OneClickCash, Ameriloan, United Cash Loans, AdvantageCashServices, and StarCash Processing – never authorized, assigned, or sold any of their loans for third-party collection. Consumers may not even
FCRA Class Action Against Dave & Buster’s Voluntarily Dismissed
A proposed class action against Dave & Buster’s Inc., accusing the restaurant and entertainment chain of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by using background checks to make adverse employment decisions without sharing the results with employees or applicants, was dismissed with prejudice after the parties submitted a joint stipulation for dismissal. The suit was
District Court Gives TCPA Amendment Retroactive Effect, Benefiting Debt Collectors
In 2015, Congress amended the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to create an exemption to the statute’s autodialer restrictions for calls made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States. On March 31, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California gave this amendment retroactive effect, to the
FTC Commissioner Brill to Resign
Commissioner Julie Brill with the Federal Trade Commission recently announced that she will step down at the end of this month to enter private practice.
Brill was appointed by President Obama and sworn in on April 6, 2010. Prior to joining the FTC, Brill was the Senior Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Consumer Protection
Supreme Court Declines Review of “Ascertainability” Issues
On February 29, the Supreme Court denied certiorari review in Mullins v. Direct Digital, LLC, No. 15-1776. The Mullins decision, which arose out of the Seventh Circuit, created a circuit split with the Eleventh and Third circuits with respect to the implicit “ascertainability” requirement that those two circuits had found precluded class certification.
Join Us at Practising Law Institute’s 21st Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute
We are proud to announce that Troutman Sanders partner David Anthony will be a featured speaker at the Practising Law Institute’s 21st Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute at the Practising Law Institute (PLI) Center in New York City on April 4-5.
In its 21st year, the Institute will focus on a broad array
Join Us for a Complimentary Webinar on FCRA Class Actions on April 27
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner David Anthony will be a featured speaker for a live webinar entitled “FCRA Class Actions: Minimizing Litigation Woes for Employers” on Wednesday, April 27 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. EST.
During this webinar, the panelists will provide an in-depth discussion of Fair Credit Reporting Act
Join Us at the National Association of Professional Background Screeners 2016 Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference
Join Troutman Sanders partners David Anthony and Ashley Taylor at the upcoming National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC on April 3-5.
The NAPBS Mid-Year Conference focuses on regulation, legislation, education, and compliance related to the background screening industry and,
Join Us at the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Montreal
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner David Anthony will be a panelist at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Spring Meeting at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal, Canada on April 6-9.
David will speak on a panel sponsored by the Consumer Financial Services Committee entitled “Update on the Telephone Consumer
Debt Collection Complaints Top List of FTC’s Annual Report Regarding Consumer Complaints
In the FTC’s annual report detailing consumer complaints, complaints against debt collectors topped the list for the first time in 15 years.
The FTC received more than 3 million complaints in 2015. That’s up from 2.5 million in 2014. Some of the increase can be attributed to the fact that more people know to