A new Third Circuit decision applied existing law in a straightforward way to require a disgruntled customer of a for-profit university to arbitrate claims, providing another illustration of an effective way to obtain valid agreements, including arbitration agreements, electronically.

On January 10, the Third Circuit upheld the district court’s decision in Dicent v. Kaplan University

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders attorneys Jonathan Floyd and Ethan Ostroff will be presenting during the Receivables Management Association International 22nd Annual Conference at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jonathan will be on a panel speaking on, “Time- Barred Debt Collection – Compliance Strategies by Circuit,” on

In a recent opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently confirmed that an original mortgage lender cannot be held vicariously liable for violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) regulations pertaining to loss mitigation allegedly committed by a loan servicer.

In defense to a Texas

In Thompson-Harbach v. USAA Fed. Sav. Bank, No. 15-cv-2098-CJW-KEM, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3687 (N.D. Iowa Jan. 9, 2019), the Northern District of Iowa provided a deep dive into recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act case law and a retrospective look into Federal Communications Commission TCPA pronouncements.  After its informative analysis, the Court held that

A Connecticut-based automobile finance company settled a claim by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office that the finance company facilitated the sale of defective vehicles by a group of Massachusetts car dealerships.  As part of the settlement, Sensible Auto Lending LLC has agreed to provide debt relief in the amount of $733,925. 

According to the Massachusetts

The Supreme Court has denied the petition for certiorari filed by State National Bank of Big Spring (“the Bank”) and two non-profit organizations challenging Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  The Petitioners argued that the CFPB violates the Constitution’s separation of powers

Over the last few years, an increased focus continues on the right to privacy and the debate on how to best implement privacy tools that are balanced with business and technological innovation.  In the United States, the debate to adopt policies like those in the European Union has recently intensified as consumer advocates view data

ATLANTA – The Consumer Financial Services practice at Troutman Sanders LLP has been selected as one of Law360’s 2018 Practice Groups of the Year. The team was recognized in Law360’s Consumer Protection category for excellence in representing and advising clients with respect to high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters, as well as compliance issues. The

Plaintiffs have won one in the ongoing litigation wars over whether the identity of the original creditors in debt collection letters is material, and hence should be included. 

On January 2, the United States District Court for the District of Utah granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs-debtors, finding that the defendant-debt collector committed