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On March 18, 2010, President Obama signed into law the "Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act" (the "HIRE Act").

Among the items proposed in the CFPB's NPRM that were adopted in its final collections rule are restrictions on call attempts and a limited content message definition.

In the US last week, new developments highlighted the increasing momentum for real reform of the regulation of the US capital markets. These developments should ultimately help make life easier for non-US companies, and others, seeking to raise money in the US.

In Tinsley v. Fairway Collections, LLC, the Western District of Washington recently issued an opinion finding that dismissal of a consumer's FDCPA claim was not warranted...

No reason to waste words with a description of current events - the United States is back in a debt ceiling standoff, again...

The nation's infrastructure is in need of dire repair. On February 2, 2015, to encourage private investments in infrastructure through public-private partnerships ("P3s") and as part of his 2016 proposed budget.

4 Real is a podcast from Dechert LLP exploring the latest trends and developments in commercial real estate finance.

In the oil and gas industry, there is a storm brewing between holders of second lien debt and unsecured high yield bonds.

It is said that the word bankruptcy originated in the middle ages from the term "breaking the bench." At that time, rupturing a craftsmen's bench was the punishment for defaulting.

The long-running dispute over the payment of Argentina's sovereign debt, on which the South American nation defaulted for the second time in July 2014, continues to be particularly active.

When a debtor files for bankruptcy, creditors often fear their claims will be wiped away. However, under Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, certain debts are categorized...

This case involves revocation of a taxpayer's passport due to a seriously delinquent tax debt.

Loans that have interest that is not currently paid each year are treated as having "original issue discount" or OID.

On October 22, 2015, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued for public comment a proposal to increase the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund to the statutorily required minimum level of 1.35 percent.

Regulators will likely continue to focus on junk fees and purported deceptive or nontransparent practices related to student loan servicing.

On October 31, 2020, the SBA released new forms and related instructions requiring borrowers with PPP loans of $2 million or more to provide additional information related to their PPP loans.

The DFPI is soliciting public comments on the proposed rule until Monday, August 29, 2022.

Last month, in a very troubling decision of first impression, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's FDCPA claim, instead ruling that the plaintiff stated ...