FCRA Class of 5 Million Walmart Employees Certified Over Improper Background Check Disclosures
Employers who conduct background checks on prospective employees would be wise to keep an eye on a lawsuit in California...
New Disclosure Laws Proposed in New York, Illinois
Eric Rosenkoetter from Maurice Wutscher has been doing yeoman's work this month in keeping track of proposed state laws that...
CFPB Announces Promotions, New Hires
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday announced two promotions and three new hires, mostly in the communications and external...
CFPB Fines Online Lender $3.2M For Illegally Debiting Accounts
Enova International, an online payday lender, has been fined $3.2 million by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly withdrawing...
Shutdown May Be Over — For Now — But Getting Back to Normal at IRS Could Take 18 Months
Even though the shutdown of the federal government is over, the impact and consequences of the 35-day impasse will not...
Daily Digest – January 25. Defendant Uses Call-Blocking Data to Help Fight Class Certification; No. 3 at CFPB Leaves for NY AG’s Office
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How Two CFPB Regimes Differed in Interpreting The Same Study
In re-writing a proposed rule governing small-dollar and payday loans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pointing to the results...
Judge Dismisses FDCPA Suit Because Defendant Not ‘Debt Collector’
Wells Fargo has won dismissal of a class-action lawsuit alleging it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it...
Defendant Uses Call Blocking Data to Help Defend Against Class Certification in TCPA Case
Time Warner Cable has filed a brief opposing class-action certification in a case in which the company is accused of...
No. 3 at CFPB Departs to Join NY AG’s Office
Chris D'Angelo, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Associate Director of Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending, is leaving his job to...
