Each year, roughly three dozen children die of heatstroke in unattended vehicles. Yesterday, three congressmen and a coalition of safety groups announced proposed legislation to require alerts in cars as a reminder that there may still be a child in the back. FairWarning has the story. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers said it would review […]
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For our readers who are following the many suits against Trump and are civil procedure buffs: We've previously posted (here and here) about an unfair competition suit by a D.C. wine bar against Trump in his personal capacity and his new D.C. hotel. The suit was filed in local court in D.C. (the D.C. Superior Court). The […]
In The New York Times: Mr. Otting worked closely with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin when the two men ran OneWest. Formerly known as IndyMac, the lender had to be taken over by the federal government in the financial crisis of 2008 and was sold to a group of investors that included Mr. Mnuchin the next […]
American Banker reports: The House Financial Services Committee is threatening to file contempt charges against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray for allegedly lying about the bureau's investigation into the Wells Fargo scandal. In a 15-page report released Tuesday by Republican staff, the committee claimed that the CFPB has not produced records showing that […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains in this blog post.
That's the name of this article by Nelson Schwartz. It describes the concierge doctors and high-frills medical care available, without significant wait times, to very wealthy people willing to pay steep prices. It contrasts that with what the non-rich get. (For instance, wait times for doctor appointments have been going up in recent years in most places.)
That's the topic of Fighting Fines & Fees: Borrowing from Consumer Law to Combat Criminal Justice Debt Abuses by law prof Neil Sobol. Here is the abstract: Although media and academic sources often describe mass incarceration as the primary challenge facing the American criminal justice system, the imposition of criminal justice debt may be a more pervasive […]
The OCC regulates national banks and has some power over consumer protection issues. The Financial Times has the story here. Excerpt: If confirmed by the Senate, Mr Otting is likely to be “a reliable ally” for Mr Mnuchin and “a steady proponent for bank deregulation”, said Isaac Boltansky, analyst at Compass Point in Washington.
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that, in a case filed by it and the Florida Office of the Attorney General, a federal district court judge has entered eight orders against an intertwined web of Orlando-based individuals and companies that bombarded consumers with illegal robocalls from “Card Member Services,” pitching worthless credit card interest rate […]
Politico reports today that the Department of Education is considering delaying two rules that are scheduled to go into effect on July 1 — the borrower defense rule, which concerns student loans, and the gainful employment rules, which cuts off federal funding for for-profit colleges that provide students with more debt than benefit. The article […]