Troutman Sanders CFS Law Monitor Blog - February in Review
We have posted several new topics to the Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor blog throughout the month of February. To read further, click on the titles below:
Featured Posts
- String of Government Hacks Continues With DOD and DOJ
- First 2016 CFPB Bulletin Reinforces Focus on Furnishers
- Fifth Circuit Establishes Presumption in Favor of Federal Jurisdiction in CAFA Cases
- Defense Win on Class Certification in FDCPA Case
- FTC Announces Regulations to be Reviewed in 2016 as Part of Ongoing Process of Review and Comment
- New Privacy Shield Announced
Upcoming Events
- March 3: RSA Conference – Where the World Talks Security
- March 4: Complimentary Webinar on Chief Compliance Officer Responsibilities
- March 7: Complimentary Webinar on the Intersection of UDAAP and Payment Processing
- March 17-19: ACI’s Data Breach & Privacy Litigation and Enforcement Conference
- March 30-April 1: Credit and Collection News Annual Conference
- March 31-April 1: ACI’s 12th Cyber & Data Risk Insurance Conference in Chicago
Debt Buyers & Collectors
- Fourth Circuit: Arbitration Agreements Cannot Renounce Application of Federal Law
- Is Dodd-Frank Doing More Harm Than Good?
- Illinois Amends Laws Regulating Debt Collection
Background Screening
- SDNY Grants Spokeo Stay to Dish Network in FCRA Class Action
- Birmingham Becomes First Alabama City to “Ban the Box”
- Court Allows FCRA Employment Background Check Lawsuit to Proceed Based on Strict Interpretation of the “Solely of the Disclosure” Requirement
Cyber Security, Information Governance & Privacy
- District Judge Throws Out Facebook Biometric Suit for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
- Bose Hit With Class Action in California
- Class Action Filed in the Wake of Wendy’s Security Breach
Auto Finance
- Toyota Resolves CFPB/DOJ Joint Action Alleging Discriminatory Loan Practices
- Coalition of State Attorneys General Urges Passage of the HANGUP Act
- FCC Circulates Draft Rule to Implement TCPA Exception for Government-Backed Loans
Payment Processing
- CFPB Sends Letters on Checking Account-Access Issues
- Payment Processor Charged with Participating in Telemarketing Scheme Settles with FTC
- FTC Settles Enforcement Action Against Bitcoin Mining Operation
Mortgage Lenders & Services
- Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims that Loan in Excess of Property Value is Unconscionable under the West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act
- Fifth Circuit Rejects Wrongful Foreclosure Claims
State Attorneys General, CFPB & FTC
- FTC Unveils Upgrades to IdentityTheft.gov
- ASUS Settles with FTC Over Router Security
- FTC and Maine Attorney General Action Against Weight Loss Supplement Sellers Results in Joint $16.4 Million Settlement
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