On February 19, Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, addressed the agency’s Consumer Advisory Board. In this speech, he highlighted the CFPB’s ongoing oversight of the credit reporting industry. He noted first that the three biggest credit reporting agencies maintain files on over 200 million consumers. These credit reports and scores
CFPB Director Cordray Addresses National Association of Attorneys General
Several attorneys from Troutman Sanders attended this week’s meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, during which Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and former Ohio Attorney General, provided an overview of the four obstacles that, in his view, “interfere with justice and dignity for consumers.” He referred to
AG Madigan Testifies Before Congress on Federal Data Breach Law and Argues Against Preemption
On February 5, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan testified before the U.S. Senate, calling on Congress to enact a strong, meaningful federal data breach notification law, while at the same time lobbying Congress to avoid preempting states from enforcing their own data protection laws.
Before the Senate’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in a
Massachusetts Enters Consent Judgment with Hospital Over Data Breach
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley recently entered into a Consent Judgment with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., related to a data breach that affected nearly 4,000 patients and employees.
“The healthcare industry’s increased reliance on technology makes it more important than ever that providers ensure patients’ personal information and protected health information is secure,”
Pennsylvania A.G. Files Suit Against Payday Lender
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane recently filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Think Finance, a Texas-based company, for allegedly engineering an illegal payday loan scheme over the Internet. The lawsuit, filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, alleges that the company targets Philadelphia consumers in violation of state law.
The suit
Florida AG and FTC File Complaints Against Technical Support Services
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Federal Trade Commission filed two complaints against multiple companies operating “multi-million dollar schemes to sell tech support services to consumers nationwide,” according to a news release by the State Attorney General’s office.
According to Bondi and the FTC, the first complaint alleges that Inbound Call Experts LLC, Super
California Attorney General Releases Data Breach Report
California Attorney General Kamala Harris released a report on October 28 on the growing threat of data breaches on California residents. According to the report, data breaches in California jumped 28 percent last year, from 131 reported incidents in 2012 to 167 in 2013. The breaches affected 18.5 million Californians by putting their personal information
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Hosts Fall Consumer Protection Seminar
On Monday, October 20, 2014, Rhode Island Attorney General and NAAG Consumer Protection Committee Chair Peter Kilmartin and North Dakota Attorney General and NAAG Consumer Protection Committee Vice Chair Wayne Stenehjem extend a public invitation to attend the 2014 Fall Consumer Protection Seminar in Providence, Rhode Island. Several members of our Troutman Sanders’ State Attorneys