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Regularly over the course of the last few months, we have been asked by clients to update them on the status of GSE reform, and sometimes asked to predict when we will see significant progress toward GSE reform.

In March 2010, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) proposed a substantial increase to the benchmark risk-based capital (RBC) reserve requirement applicable to insurance companies holding commercial and farm mortgage loans.

Proskauer's Elisabeth Baltay, Alex Griffith and Rafael Serrano have contributed a chapter to Investing in Distressed Debt in Europe...

Dave Lynn spoke to the Washington Post about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voting to require publicly traded companies to disclose within four days when they suffer...

On March 2, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) introduced a bill, the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act (H.R. 1491), proposing to amend two sections of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act —

On January 10, the CFPB and the attorneys generals of Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, and Wisconsin sued a New York-based debt relief company and its founders in the U.S.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion on December 23, 2025, that resolves significant regulatory uncertainty surrounding whether earned wage access (EWA) products and are "credit" for purposes of Regulation Z, the Truth in Lending Act's (TILA) implementing regulation.

The CFPB extended the comment deadline an additional 60 days on a supplemental rule proposal to amend certain requirements on the collection of time-barred debts.

On May 2, the CFPB released its Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights. The findings of the report, which generally cover examinations completed between July and December 2021...

In October 2020, the CFPB adopted a final rule in connection with the use of communications related to debt collection.

On May 12, the CFPB formally withdrew nearly 70 guidance materials—including policy statements, advisory opinions, circulars, and interpretive rules...

The CFPB is facing pushback from the U.S. Senate over two final rules issued under the Biden administration: one expanding oversight of nonbank digital payment providers and another limiting the reporting of medical debt.

Under the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") established by the CARES Act, a borrower is eligible for forgiveness of all or a portion of the principal amount of a loan made in accordance...

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently held that a debt collector's communication with a letter vendor could constitute an FDCPA violation.

We noted earlier the Supreme Court's review of the Third Circuit's decision in Rotkiske v. Klemm regarding the statute of limitations for claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

With a vote scheduled for later this week on President Trump's tax agenda and the debt ceiling, Senate Republicans appear to be quickly closing philosophical differences and inching closer to joint chamber negotiations on identical budget resolutions.

On October 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona entered a default judgment against seven corporate defendants in an FTC action involving a nationwide debt relief operation.

On December 23, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion stating earned wage access products fall outside the definition of credit under TILA's Regulation Z...