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Greenberg Traurig LLP | USA | 9 Nov 2020
From late 2007 through much of 2009, the United States endured the "Great Recession" as stocks plummeted, markets froze, and companies crumbled. The…
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Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 20 Apr 2020
Traditionally, the protections afforded by consumer protection statutes, such as the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures…
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Hogan Lovells | European Union, United Kingdom, USA | 21 Feb 2020
Numerous regulatory developments were enacted Or proposed in the United States and the European Union in response to the financial crisis…
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Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 18 Feb 2020
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a consumer’s Truth in Lending Act (TILA) claim for lack of subject…
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Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 16 Jan 2020
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reversed the denial of a lender’s motion to compel arbitration in an adversary bankruptcy…
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Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | USA | 10 Dec 2019
The legal uncertainties that surround wage advance products continue to boil and bubble. We've previously written about legal issues these products…
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Severson & Werson PC | USA | 14 Nov 2019
The House Financial Services Committee passed 8 bills, according to an announcement from Rep. Maxine Waters today: The Ending Debt Collection…
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Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP | USA | 31 Jul 2019
It has been an unusually busy rule-making stretch for the consumer mortgage markets at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau)…
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Troutman Pepper | USA | 7 Jun 2019
On May 23, the FTC launched an investigation into potentially unfair or deceptive practices in the small business financing industry, including by…
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Mayer Brown | USA | 13 May 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill to address the underwriting difficulties and resulting lack of access to mortgage credit for…