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SCRA's Relationship With Service Members And Corporate Ownership Gains Clarity With Recent Decision
Valerie Hletko and Sasha Leonhardt’s article, “ Corporations May Be People, But They Are Not Servicemembers ,” was highlighted in Richard Hoffman’s blog post on Thomson Reuter’s Legal Solutions Blog on September 6, 2016. Click here to read the full blog post.
In The NewsJeff Naimon Quoted in Law360 Article, "Ruling Opens Door to CFPB Enforcement of State Usury Laws"
Jeff Naimon was quoted in Evan Weinberger's Law360 article, "Ruling Opens Door to CFPB Enforcement of State Usury Laws," on September 2, 2016. Although the ruling is only at the district court level, it could have a major impact on the way banks, financial technology firms like marketplace lenders...
In The NewsWarren Traiger Interviewed in the Scotsman Guide Article, "Revamped HMDA is a Game Changer"
Warren Traiger was interviewed in Victor Whitman's Scotsman Guide article, "Revamped HMDA is a Game Changer," on August 30, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a final rule last year that greatly expanded the loan data that lenders will have to gather and report to the...
In The NewsJeffrey Hydrick Quoted in PaymentsCompliance Article, "U.S. EMV Group Sets Sights on Online Fraud"
Jeffrey Hydrick was quoted in Jimmy Nicholls' PaymentsCompliance article, "U.S. EMV Group Sets Sights on Online Fraud," on August 23, 2016. A U.S. payments body tasked with supporting the move to EMV security will broaden its focus to combating online fraud, as the move to chip cards continues...
In The NewsElizabeth McGinn Quoted in Legaltech News Article, "Lessons Companies Can Learn from the FTC's LabMD Decision on Data Security"
Elizabeth McGinn was quoted in Ed Silverstein's Legaltech News article, "Lessons Companies Can Learn from the FTC's LabMD Decision on Data Security," on August 5, 2016. There is a good chance that the Federal Trade Commission's recent reversal of a decision by an administrative law judge on LabMD's...
In The NewsWalter Zalenski Quoted in Law360 Article, "CFPB's Debt Collection Push Will Force Changes at Banks"
Walter Zalenski was quoted in Evan Weinberger's Law360 article, "CFPB's Debt Collection Push Will Force Changes at Banks," on Thursday, July 28, 2016. But even though banks won't be directly affected by the CFPB's outlined proposals, they are likely to feel at least a pinch, said Walter Zalenski, a...
In The NewsAndrew L. Sandler Profiled in Banking Exchange, "Fair Lending From a Veteran's Perspective"
Andrew L. Sandler was profiled in Banking Exchange: "Fair Lending From a Veteran's Perspective," on July 28, 2016. For about a quarter century now, marked first by the settlement in the 1992 Decatur Federal Savings case and as recently as June’s BancorpSouth Bank consent decree, fair-lending law...
In The NewsWalter Zalenski Quoted in Accounts Recovery Article, "Industry Weighs In What CFPB Debt Collection Hearing Means for Proposed Rule"
Walter Zalenski was quoted in Mike Gibb's Accounts Recovery article, "Industry Weighs In What CFPB Debt Collection Hearing Means for Proposed Rule," on July 18, 2016. Is it possible to catch someone off-guard but not catch them by surprise at the same time? It appears that way, at least in the...
In The NewsSusanna Khalil Promoted to Counsel at Buckley Sandler LLP
Los Angeles (July 5, 2016) – Buckley Sandler LLP , a premier financial services, government enforcement, and litigation law firm has promoted Susanna Khalil to Counsel, effective July 1, 2016. “Susanna is a very important member our team who regularly delivers excellent results for clients,” said...
In The NewsWalter Zalenski Quoted in Law360 Article, "High Court Pass Not The End of Usury Law Question"
Walter Zalenski was quoted in Evan Weinberger's Law360 article, "High Court Pass Not The End of Usury Law," on June 27, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court elected not to review a Second Circuit decision allowing New York usury law to trump federal statute in a case against a debt buyer, but a U.S...
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