We have posted several new topics to the Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor blog throughout the month of December. To read further, click on the titles below:
Featured Posts
- Supreme Court Will Review FDCPA Case Targeting Ohio Special Counsel Law
- New Supreme Court Arbitration Decision Foreshadows Confrontation With CFPB
- EZCORP Agrees to Pay Over $10 Million to Settle Claims of Illegal Debt Collection Practices
- Court Declines to Dismiss FCRA Claim Based on Presence of State Law Notices in Background Check Disclosure
Debt Buyers & Collectors
- Report Indicates Reputation is Key in Determining Whether to Outsource Debt Collection Efforts
- District Court Rules That Debt Collection Representatives' Identity Not Required Under FDCPA
- CFPB Issues Semi-Annual Report to Congress, Highlighting Debt Collection Issues
- Missouri A.G. Plans Reforms for Debt Collection Practices
Background Screening
- Senators Push for Social Media Background Checks
- Consumer Health Care Products Company and Staffing Agency Hit with FCRA Disclosure Class Action
- Dish Network Moves to Stay FCRA Class Case Pending Spokeo Ruling
- Ohio "Bans the Box" in Public Sector Employment Contexts
Cyber Security, Information Governance & Privacy
- Adult Accounts and Child Profiles Compromised in VTech Data Breach
- LifeLock Pays $100 Million to Settle FTC Claim That it Violated 2010 Order Regarding Consumer Security and Deceptive Advertising
- FTC and Oracle Reach Settlement Regarding Java Security Updates
Credit Reporting & Data Brokers
- CFPB Issues $6.4 Million Fine to Credit Furnishers
- CFPB Enforcement Actions Warn Middlemen to Steer Clear of Unfair and Abusive Acts and Practices
- American Bankers Association Recommends Changes to CFPB Oversight
Credit Card Lenders
- CFPB Releases Second CARD Act Report
- CFPB Alerts Colleges to Surprise Fees in Campus Credit Card Contracts
- FTC Settles Charges Involving Credit Card Laundering Scheme Participants
Trending News
- Massachusetts Debt Collection Firm is Latest Focus of CFPB Enforcement Authority
- Coalition of Trade Groups Files Amicus Briefs in Support of TCPA Lawsuit Against FCC
- Federal Court Holds Letter Under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Not Subject to FDCPA
CFS Events
- Join Us for The Knowledge Group Webcast on January 28
- Join us at the Data Breach & Privacy Litigation Conference 2016
- Join us at American Conference Institute's 24th National Conference on CONSUMER FINANCE CLASS ACTIONS & LITIGATION
- Join us at American Conference Institute's 14th National Forum on Prepaid Card Compliance
- Join Us at American Conference Institute's 18th Advanced Global Legal & Compliance Forum on Cyber Security and Data Privacy & Protection
- Please Join Us at DBA International's Annual Conference – Moving Forward Together
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