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FinCEN issues virtual currency guidance

Ballard Spahr LLP
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USA
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March 22 2013

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued formal guidance to clarify the anti-money laundering obligations of administrators and

FTC issues report on mobile payments

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USA
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March 15 2013

The Staff Report on mobile payments recently issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) focuses on areas of concern discussed at the FTC's April

FTC and California Attorney General issue reports on mobile privacy

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USA
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February 5 2013

The Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General have recently published reports focused on mobile privacy. The FTC's "Mobile Privacy

NACHA Council issues final guidelines for using quick response codes for consumer bill payments

Ballard Spahr LLP
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USA
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January 30 2013

Final guidelines for the formatting and use of Quick Response (QR) Codes for electronic billing via mobile devices have been issued by NACHA - The

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launches Web site

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USA
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February 4 2011

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which does not have official authority until the designated transfer date, July 21, 2011, has launched its Web site at

CFPB supervision of non-banks will not begin after July 21, 2011, unless and until a director is confirmed

Ballard Spahr LLP
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USA
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January 26 2011

On January 10, 2011, the Inspectors General of the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve Board wrote to Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, and Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, to respond to their numerous questions about Treasury’s activities to establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

U.S. Supreme Court rules card issuer not required to send TILA notice to charge discretionary default rate

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USA
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January 26 2011

Resolving a conflict in the circuits, on January 24, 2011, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Chase Bank USA, N.A. v. McCoy, that under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z as they existed at the time, Chase Bank was not required to notify its cardholder when it increased the interest rate on his account because of his default

11th Circuit FDCPA decision raises risk to debt collectors for erroneous charges

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USA
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January 25 2011

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit suggests that debt collectors who rely in good faith on erroneous information provided by creditors are at risk for liability under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA

Federal agencies set up Dodd-Frank-mandated Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion

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USA
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January 25 2011

Responding to a little-noticed provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, federal agencies have begun establishing Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion

Third Circuit rules FDCPA applies to communications with a debtor’s attorney

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USA
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January 13 2011

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) applies to a debt collector’s communications with the debtor’s attorney

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