USA - March 5 2013
The Federal Trade Commission received more than 2 million consumer complaints in 2012, according to its newly released Consumer Sentinel Network Data…
Alan S. Kaplinsky
USA - March 1 2013
February was not a good month for payday lenders. As previously reported, on February 20, CFPB Director Cordray expressed pointed concerns about…
USA - March 1 2013
In his recent post, Alan Kaplinsky rightly warned that recent remarks by Director Cordray strongly imply that payday and other short-term loan…
USA - February 28 2013
Yesterday, we attended the highly anticipated oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Italian Colors Restaurant v. American Express Travel…
Alan S. Kaplinsky
USA - February 28 2013
A prevailing defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case can recover costs even without a court finding that the plaintiff filed…
Alan S. Kaplinsky