The report comes from Allied Progress. Excerpt: Just before the holiday break, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “Acting Director” Mick Mulvaney announced that several of his senior staff from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would be taking on leadership roles at the CFPB. That list included his chief of staff Emma Doyle. What […]
by Jeff Sovern A fitting honor for John "Andy" Spanogle, whom I have come to know as co-author of our consumer law casebook.
by Jeff Sovern The new chief of staff for the CFPB will be Kirsten Sutton Mork, a longtime aide for House Financial Services Chair Jeb Hensarling, according to Mr. Hensarling. Chief of staff is the position formerly held by Leandra English, who is locked in a battle with Mulvaney to be acting director of the Bureau. […]
Diana Farrell and Kanav Bhagat, both of JP Morgan Chase, Peter Ganong at the Harris Public Policy School of the University of Chicago, and Pascal Noel of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business have written Mortgage Modifications after the Great Recession: New Evidence and Implications for Policy. Here's the abstract: In the aftermath of […]
by Jeff Sovern Camden R. Fine is the president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade group for community bankers. The American Banker recently published his op-ed, Don’t let a credit union regulator run the CFPB, opposing the candidacy of National Credit Union Administration Chairman J. Mark McWatters to head the CFPB. Here's […]
Karen Levy and Solon Barocas of Cornell have written Designing Against Discrimination in Online Markets, 32 Berkeley Technology Law Journal (2018). Here is the abstract: Platforms that connect users to one another have flourished online in domains as diverse as transportation, employment, dating, and housing. When users interact on these platforms, their behavior may be influenced by preexisting […]
The Hill has this short article about states efforts to adopt net neutrality rules in light of the FCC's decision to drop its rule.
Here, by Sophia Morris. Among the cases is the possible return of Spokeo to SCOTUS. Standing is also an issue in another case mentioned in the report, but in the second case the issue arises in connection with a data breach.
Wastewater systems nationwide have for some time been urging people not to flush anything except human waste and toilet paper down the toilet to avoid clogs that damage sewer lines. Kimberly-Clark and other manufacturers, however, market some of their moistened wipes as "flushable," a claim that has given rise to litigation from consumers as well […]
From the LA Times: If … you think government has a role to play in ensuring fair play by companies that have shown themselves to be guided almost exclusively by self-interest and a disregard for consumers and public welfare, this year has been nothing short of horrendous. And 2018 doesn't look much better. The Trump […]