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Pennsylvania Federal Court Holds FCRA Does Not Preempt State Law Defamation Claim
On February 12, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania held that a company’s failure to conduct a reasonable investigation after receiving notification of possible inaccurate credit reporting could constitute malice under state law, which would not be preempted by the Fair...
InfoBytesColorado Division of Real Estate Adopts New Rules Regarding Mortgage Brokers
The Colorado Division of Real Estate recently adopted two new rules for mortgage brokers regarding (i) mortgage broker licensing education requirements ( Rule 1-4-1 ), and (ii) dual status disclosure requirements ( Rule 7-1-1 ). Rule 1-4-1 clarifies the education requirements for individual...
InfoBytesFlorida Attorney General Settles Suit Against Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Services Company
On February 9, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum reached a settlement with a Florida mortgage foreclosure rescue services company that allegedly collected advance fees for its services, in violation of Florida law. Among other things, the settlement (i) orders the payment of $10,000 to the...
InfoBytesRequirements Pertaining to the Electronic Delivery of Required Documents
Recent research indicates that approximately 80 percent of investors in the United States have access to the Internet in their homes. For a growing number of people, the Internet is the preferred way to communicate and do business. Given the widespread use of the Internet, increasing consumer...
ArticlesZimbabwe: Why the United Nations, State, and Non-State Actors Failed to Effectively Regulate Mugabe's Policy of Internal Displacement
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