On April 1, the Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would require Internet service providers (“ISPs”) to clearly disclose how customer data is being used, take reasonable steps to protect that information, and notify affected customers within 10 days of discovering a data breach. The NPRM — formally approved by
On April 13, the House Financial Services Committee approved a bill by a 33-20 vote that is intended to end direct funding of the CFPB by the Federal Reserve and require the Bureau to be subject to the regular congressional appropriations process. This Committee joins others in approving similar measures that would institute a variety
Commissioner Julie Brill with the Federal Trade Commission recently announced that she will step down at the end of this month to enter private practice.
Brill was appointed by President Obama and sworn in on April 6, 2010. Prior to joining the FTC, Brill was the Senior Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Consumer Protection
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners John Lynch and Ashley Taylor will be featured speakers at this year’s Consero Financial Services & Insurance Litigation Forum on April 17-19 at The Biltmore Miami – Coral Gables.
Consero’s 2016 Financial Services & Insurance Litigation Forum will address current and looming legal and business challenges
House Democrats have joined an effort to ensure that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”) applies to calls to collect government-backed debt. We previously reported that on November 4, 2015, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2015, also known as the
Join Troutman Sanders partners David Anthony and Ashley Taylor at the upcoming National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC on April 3-5.
The NAPBS Mid-Year Conference focuses on regulation, legislation, education, and compliance related to the background screening industry and,
In the FTC’s annual report detailing consumer complaints, complaints against debt collectors topped the list for the first time in 15 years.
The FTC received more than 3 million complaints in 2015. That’s up from 2.5 million in 2014. Some of the increase can be attributed to the fact that more people know to
Businesses engaged in web-based advertising should pay careful attention to two recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission indicating the Commission is closely scrutinizing online marketing practices.
One action involved Lumos Labs, Inc., the owner of the online “brain game” portal Lumosity; the other involved Stratford Career Institute, an online school purporting to offer high
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Keith Barnett will participate in a webinar entitled “Third Party Payment Processors Series: Chief Compliance Officer Responsibilities” on Friday, March 4, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Join the panelists for this complimentary webinar offered by Kirkpatrick Price and the Third Party Payment Processors Association (TPPPA). The discussion
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners Ashley Taylor and David Anthony will be featured speakers at the upcoming Credit and Collections News (CCN) Annual Conference. The conference will be held March 30 through April 1 at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida.
Ashley will speak on a panel entitled “Working with Your