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Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2016

Practising Law Institute

The fifth edition of the Practising Law Institute’s Consumer Financial Services Answer Book was published this month, with 29 Buckley Sandler attorneys contributing to this leading desk reference. 

The 2016 edition of the Consumer Financial Services Answer Book continues to provide practitioners with a core understanding of the laws governing consumer financial services, addressing the numerous developments, guidance, and actions that have emerged from the CFPB, including updates on:

• Mortgage Servicing and Foreclosures
• Truth in Lending Act
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
• Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act

The Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2016 also includes new chapters on vendor management and CFPB enforcement. Buckley Sandler attorneys co-authored the following chapters:

• Consumer Loan Products and the Federal Regulation of Consumer Credit: Jeffrey Naimon
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Melissa Klimkiewicz, Joseph Kolar & Clinton Rockwell
• Fair Lending/Non-Discrimination: Warren Traiger
• Privacy and Security of Personal Information: Elizabeth McGinn
• Preemption: Fredrick Levin & Edward Somers
• Introduction to Consumer Automotive Finance Law
• Credit Cards: Valerie Hletko and Manley Williams
• Telemarketing and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Kristopher Knabe
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act & Military Lending Act: Sasha Leonhardt
• Service Providers and Management of Third-Party Risk: Jon David Langlois & Moorari Shah
• State Licensing: John Kromer
• Short-Term Lending: Valerie Hletko and Andrew Pennacahia
• Mortgage Loan Servicing
• Residential Foreclosures and Evictions
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Jonice Gray Tucker

Click here to learn more about the Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2016.