On March 5, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a joint amicus brief in Buchanan v. Northland Group Inc., No. 13–2523 (6th Cir. Mar. 5, 2014), a putative consumer FDCPA class action challenging collection practices related to debts that were time barred (i.e., for which the
Recent FTC Report and CFPB Bulletin Highlight Importance of Investigating Identity Theft Claims
A report issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bulletin issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) both highlight the continued federal regulatory interest in endemic identity theft as well as the significant risk to businesses that fail to address complaints related to identity theft.
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Federal Efforts to Reform Auto Lending Based on “Disparate Impact” Theory Gain Steam
Few U.S. Supreme Court consumer protection cases over the past year were as closely watched and anxiously anticipated as Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc. Scheduled for oral argument on December 4, with a decision anticipated sometime in mid-2014, the housing discrimination case drew attention from cautious onlookers from many