The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on April 26th titled “A Legislative Proposal to Create Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers, and Entrepreneurs” to discuss the provisions of the recently revamped CHOICE Act, a replacement for many of the...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Great Plains Lending, LLC, et. al. is a very important court case for those operating in the tribal lending space, including NAFSA members. We took the time to explain some of the nuances about the case and the underlying issues...
Last Tuesday, J. Paul Reddam, owner of the California-based lender, Cash Call, sued the law firm that previously helped him join forces with a private citizen living on tribal land to build his now-crumbling lending empire. Reddam alleges that attorneys at Katten...
The first one hundred days of a president’s term in office are typically a reflection point on the early efficacy of our nation’s top executive. One of President Trump’s chief concerns entering office in January was Wall Street regulation and the Dodd-Frank Act. He...
Rothe Development, Inc., a woman-owned small business located in San Antonio, recently filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing the Small Business Administration’s Section 8(a) program that ensures at least 5% of federal contracting goes to...
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, plans to introduce his sweeping reforms to the Dodd-Frank Act, dubbed CHOICE Act 2.0, at a hearing titled “A Legislative Proposal to Create Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers,...