One of the largest data breaches in U.S. history, the Equifax breach has reverberating implications not only for the big three consumer credit reporting agencies, but for all organizations maintaining and transmitting protected information. Talks of universal data breach law immediately grew louder and within weeks, state Attorney Generals from Massachusetts to California, the U.S.
Until last week, the CFPB was accepting comments on its proposal to conduct a survey on debt collection disclosures. This survey was closely linked to the CFPB’s planned debt collection rule that would impose additional restrictions and burdensome regulations on the debt collection industry. However, on December 14, 2017 – the last day to submit
A group of 17 state attorneys general issued a letter to the White House on December 12, promising that they will “continue to vigorously enforce consumer protection laws regardless of changes to the [Consumer Financial Protection] Bureau’s leadership or agenda.” The letter, coupled with other efforts, shows that regulatory relief in Washington may be offset
On December 8, the United States Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the tolling rule adopted in American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah – i.e., that the filing of a class action tolls the limitations period for a purported class member’s individual claims – permits a previously absent class member to bring a
On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) levelled a heavy blow on a major regulatory initiative of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”): its highly controversial “disparate impact” discrimination theories as applied to pricing in the indirect automobile financing industry. The specific GAO ruling finds that a 2013 “Bulletin” stating the CFPB’s
Mick Mulvaney, President Donald J. Trump’s choice to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) until a permanent director can be appointed, will remain in place as Acting Director of the Bureau, following a ruling by Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denying
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders attorneys Ashley Taylor and Tim Butler will participate in a webinar panel discussion hosted by the American Bar Association on “State Attorneys General Series: Enforcement Agencies Confront Class Actions.” The event will take place on December 5, 2017 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET.
The still vibrant
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray’s announced yesterday (as covered here) that he will be resigning from his position by the end of this month.
The Administration appears poised to announce Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as an interim replacement until a permanent director can be selected by the
Richard Cordray, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), announced today that he plans to step down from that post by the end of the month. Cordray’s term was otherwise set to expire in July of 2018.
Cordray, who was appointed by the Obama Administration after the CFPB was created in 2011, issued
A Texas-based payment processor agreed on November 1 to pay $9 million to settle a putative class action brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. According to the plaintiffs, Pivotal Payments, Inc. failed to ensure that a third party it hired to make