After months of negotiations, on December 12, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, which is also known as the “Farm Bill.” For banks and payment processors, the Farm Bill’s passage is an important development because the bill includes language removing hemp from the list of prohibited substances under the federal Controlled
A Minnesota District Court judge granted summary judgment on November 13 in favor of the defendant in Roark v. Credit One Bank, N.A., a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit regarding autodialers leaving pre-recorded messages on a consumer’s cell phone. From September through December 2015, Credit One’s vendors called plaintiff Stewart Roark’s
The subject of marijuana and banking has garnered more and more attention as an increasing number of States decriminalize or legalize its use, medicinally and recreationally. Still, no matter what State law might say about the matter, a wide array of commercial and banking activity remains criminal insofar as it is connected with marijuana. This
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders attorneys Keith Barnett, Chad Fuller and John Lynch will be presenting during the American Conference Institute’s 30th National Advance Forum on Consumer Finance. The Forum on Consumer Finance will take place at the Wit Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The forum will focus on expert strategies
On February 27, the Federal Trade Commission filed an Agreement Containing Consent Order (“Agreement”) with respect to an administrative Complaint that the FTC had filed against PayPal, Inc. The Agreement requires PayPal to correct the issues that the FTC alleged in the Complaint as violations of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Privacy Rule and Regulation P,
On April 30th – May 1st, ACI will host its FinTech and Emerging Payment Systems conference at the Park Lane Hotel in New York City.
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders Partner Keith Barnett will be speaking at a panel titled ” Examining the Evolving State Regulatory and Enforcement Paradigm
As many expected with the change of administrations, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reversed Obama-era Department of Justice policies respecting marijuana. The reversal came in a January 4 memorandum to all United States Attorneys within the DOJ’s 94 federal districts (the “Memorandum”). This development is of particular concern to financial institutions and other entities
On December 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the imposition of joint and several liability on a payment processor that had provided “substantial assistance” to another entity that violated a federal ban on improper telemarketing practices. The decision leaves the payment processor responsible for paying the $1.7 million judgment with
Recently, a Manhattan federal jury convicted Richard Moseley Sr., the head of an online network of payday lenders and loan servicers, on charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and Truth in Lending Act, among other counts.
Moseley was convicted due to his leadership role over
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: