ALL CFS Blog Entries

Eastern District of Louisiana Holds Plaintiff’s Claims Not Preempted by ERISAJoin Us on November 13th for the ACP – Orange County Chapter MeetingCalifornia Governor Signs CCPA Amendments Into Law

Auto Finance

Be Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesJust Because You Own the House Doesn’t Mean You “Owe a Debt” Under the FDCPANew York Court Allows Another “Amount of Debt” Lawsuit to Go Forward

Background Screening

Be Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesTwo Bills Amending FCRA Progress in House of RepresentativesCalifornia Federal Court Schmears Job Applicant’s FCRA Claims into Arbitration and Stay

Better Business Bureau (BBB)

Democrats Unveil Legislation to End “Forced Arbitration” Against Consumers and EmployeesJoin Us on August 10 for a Webinar on A Review of the New York Cybersecurity FrameworkBetter Business Bureau Data Show Sharp Decline in Debt Collection Complaints

CFS Events

Join Us on February 13-15 for the American Bar Association’s 2020 Corporate Counsel CLE SeminarJoin Us on March 11th for a Strafford Webinar: Bank Overdraft Fee Litigation and Regulatory Developments: Minimizing Liability ExposureJoin Us on February 3-6 for the 2020 RMAI “Bringing the Industry into Focus” Annual Conference

Credit Reporting & Data Brokers

Be Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesEleventh Circuit Affirms $250K Compensatory Damages Award and Allows a $1 Million Punitive Damages Award in Individual Mixed-File FCRA ActionJoin Us on February 3-6 for the 2020 RMAI “Bringing the Industry into Focus” Annual Conference

Cyber Security, Information Governance & Privacy

Be Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesJudge OKs $3.6M Deal in FCRA Suit Over Background ChecksCourt Rejects Railway Company’s Challenge to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act

Debt Buyers & Collectors

State AGs Object to OCC’s Proposed Rule on Permissible Interest Rates on Transferred LoansBe Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesWest Virginia Senator Attempts to Limit Statutory Damages in WVCCPA Cases…Again

FCRA

Second Circuit Sets Standard for Defining a “Consumer Reporting Agency” under the FCRANinth Circuit Weighs in on Reporting Window for Non-Conviction Charges under FCRADemocrats Unveil Legislation to End “Forced Arbitration” Against Consumers and Employees

Mortgage Lenders & Servicers

Be Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesWest Virginia Senator Attempts to Limit Statutory Damages in WVCCPA Cases…AgainNo Duty to Safeguard Property After Default

Payment Processing & Cards

Be Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesA Lost Gamble on Enforcement of Electronic Terms and Conditions in a Browsewrap AgreementPayPal Does Not Love the CFPB’s Prepaid Card Rule

Platform Training

Democrats Unveil Legislation to End “Forced Arbitration” Against Consumers and Employees

State Attorneys General, CFPB, & FTC

Nice Try, But No: CFPB Rejects a Student Loan Relief Company’s Petition During the Pendency of Seila Law LLC v. CFPBBe Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesJoin Us on February 3-6 for the 2020 RMAI “Bringing the Industry into Focus” Annual Conference

Student Lending

Nice Try, But No: CFPB Rejects a Student Loan Relief Company’s Petition During the Pendency of Seila Law LLC v. CFPBBe Careful Out There: Lessons Learned From Wire Fraud CasesMaybe Borrowers Can Escape Student Loan Debt: New York Bankruptcy Court Reinterprets the Brunner Undue Hardship Test

Uncategorized

Eastern District of Louisiana Holds Plaintiff’s Claims Not Preempted by ERISAState Attorneys General Reply to CFPB’s Review of Overdraft Rule23 States Agree to Standardize State Licensing for Money Services Businesses