Colorado Files Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Rehearing Petition in Opt-Out Litigation
By Burt M. Rublin & Alan S. Kaplinsky on February 4, 2026 Posted in Litigation and Court Decisions As we reported previously, a petition for rehearing en banc was filed by the plaintiff bank trade associations in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser. In that case, the panel’s 2-1 decision held that a loan is “made” for purposes of the opt-out provision […]
Continue ReadingRecommendations for Strengthening Consumer Protections in New York City
SUMMARY The Consumer Affairs Committee (Donald Maurice, Chair) issued a set of priority recommendations to the new mayoral administration to strengthen consumer protections, promote affordability, and advance economic fairness. The memo identifies longstanding gaps in consumer protection and emerging risks arising from new technologies, financial products, and market failures in essential services. Organized around three core objectives, […]
Continue ReadingCFPB implements new requirements for complaints on its portal
By Kate Berry The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suddenly added new requirements to its consumer complaint portal that aims to reduce the number of disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports at a time when complaints have hit an all-time high. The CFPB on Wednesday added two pages of disclaimers to the portal and added another notice Thursday, according […]
Continue ReadingHow Engaged is the CFPB with the ARM Industry?
October 10, 2012 started out like most mornings for me; however, this day was different. While reading Twitter, part of my daily routine, I read a new tweet from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It was a “Save the Date” request for a field hearing in Seattle on October 24, 2012, on debt collection. […]
Continue ReadingFDCPA Round Robin: Voices in the Collections Industry Weigh in on Proposed FDCPA Changes
By Mike Bevel – insideARM.com – August 23, 2011 Gina McNaughton It appears that Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) had the best of intentions when he presented H.R. 2361: Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act, probably at the behest of a few irate constituents; however, had his Staff researched this further they would have uncovered that we […]
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