On October 22, the United States Senate moved one step closer to passing the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) by taking the act under consideration for the full Senate. The CISA claims to improve cybersecurity by encouraging the sharing of threat information among companies and the U.S. government.
Specifically, the CISA would permit private entities
Pursuant to a stipulated order with the Federal Trade Commission, Sprint will pay $2.95 million in civil penalties for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s Risk-Based Pricing Rule. The Rule ensures that consumers who are offered less favorable service terms will receive notice of, among other things, any credit score used by the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray addressed the Mortgage Bankers Association at its Annual Convention on October 19. In his remarks, Cordray:
A new putative class action lawsuit has been filed against the hotel chain owned by Donald Trump in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, after the hotel chain revealed that it had been the subject of a data breach. The suit asserts claims under “state consumer protection laws” and “state
On September 24, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed trial and appellate courts’ decisions and held that land trusts are considered “consumers” for purposes of exercising a right to rescind the loan transaction under the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA).
At issue in this case was a reverse mortgage transaction in which the borrower was
Does a case become moot, and thus beyond the judicial power of Article III, when the plaintiff receives an offer of complete relief on his claim? The Supreme Court is set to answer this constitutional question after hearing oral arguments in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez on October 14.
As we previously reported, Gomez involves
On October 1, a district judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a decision involving disclosure and adverse action claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In its decision, the Court granted summary judgment for the defendants, recognizing a preliminary decision does not constitute adverse action under the FCRA.
In her complaint, the plaintiff
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. – Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Hsiao (Mark) C. Mao has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office. He is a member of the firm’s Cybersecurity, Information Governance and Privacy practice. He joins the firm from Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, where he was a Co-Chair of the
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners David N. Anthony and Ronald I. Raether, Jr. will present “The Impact of Fair Credit Reporting Act in the Regulatory Enforcement and Developments of Financial Services” during a live webcast on Monday, November 16 from 3-5 p.m. EST. The speakers will provide an overview of the
On September 10, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in both houses of Congress introduced the Fair Chance Act (S. 2021/H.R. 3470). The Fair Chance Act was introduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). Co-sponsors of the bill are Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wi.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wi), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Joni Ernst