Sep 6, 2019 | Litigation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → In a ruling earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich dismissed a lawsuit by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) plan to issue a special...
Aug 30, 2019 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → In an amicus brief filed yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) told the Third Circuit that state attorneys general can pursue enforcement claims that are parallel to enforcement claims brought by the...
Aug 30, 2019 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → A three-judge panel on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could not collect restitution from a company that violated Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA)...
Aug 15, 2019 | Banks & Credit Unions, Litigation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Capital One has become just the latest major financial services company to have been hacked. U.S. prosecutors are now accusing the alleged hacker of not only stealing the personal information of more than 100 million...
Aug 14, 2019 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Seven amicus briefs have been sent to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a review of Seila Law’s petition for a writ of certiorari, according to Alan S. Kaplinsky, partner with Ballard Spahr LLP. The amicus briefs were filed...
Aug 14, 2019 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a debt collector violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) when it informed a consumer about her debt obligations via an email that did not “imply the...