. . . that will include discussion of the consumer finance industry. Speakers will include several law professors. Ballard Spahr is conducting the webinar. Register here.
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At Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast.
Consumer Federation of America just released its annual report of consumer complaints submitted to state and local agencies. Auto sales and auto repair issues tops the list for the ninth year in a row, the report said. The Top Ten1. Auto Sales and Repair2. Retail Purchase Issues3. Home Improvement4. Consumer Credit5. Landlord/Tenant Issues6. Frauds and […]
In the Baltimore Sun (also available on Lexis) titled “Marylanders deserve to know what tariffs are costing them.” The op-ed, which I wrote, specifically addresses Maryland but the arguments apply to other states too. Here are two paragraphs (the essay had previously noted that the White House had attacked Amazon’s consideration of tariff disclosures as […]
DOJ has announced the launch of an “Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force to advocate for the elimination of anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that undermine free market competition and harm consumers, workers, and businesses,” lead by the DOJ Antitrust Division. The task force is asking members of the public to submit comments as to […]
In light of the Trump litigation, that’s a hot, nerdy topic. Read “Appealing Temporary Restraining Orders” by Tyler Lindley, Wesley White, and Morgan Bronson of BYU Law School. Here’s the abstract: Temporary restraining orders (TROs) are a powerful injunctive tool for district courts to maintain control over a case by directly controlling the parties’ out-of-court […]
So reports Law360’s Jon Hill in Banks To Face New Defenders Of CFPB Overdraft Rule.
Avy Mallik, General Counsel of California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation will appear on a Ballard Spahr webinar on March 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern to discuss consumer protection. Register here.
Remember how OMB and Acting CFPB Director Vought said he wanted to traumatize federal employees? Musk’s demand that employees list five things they did was reportedly in response to Trump’s demand that Musk be more aggressive. Does that make it sound like the purpose is to harass or for some more legitimate purpose, like accountability? […]
A California federal judge refused to block more than 69,000 consumers from opting out of a certified class action. In re: Google Assistant Privacy Litigation, https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/5:2019cv04286/345331/486/