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On February 23, the CFPB issued a consent order penalizing an auto finance company for allegedly violating the financial rights of military families and other consumers in providing auto title loans.

This COVID-19 – LEGAL GUIDE FOR MEDICAL GROUPS ("Guide") provides a general discussion of legal issues confronting medical groups as a result of COVID-19

On March 28, the CFPB issued a preemption determination that that TILA does not preempt commercial lending disclosure regulations enacted in California, New York, Utah, and Virginia...

In Wells Fargo Bank Northwest v. US Airways, Inc., 2011 NY Slip Op 52188(U) (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County Dec. 1, 2011), Justice Bernard J. Fried held that a liquidated damages provision requiring payment of a holdover fee equal to twice the monthly rent was reasonable and did not function as a penalty under New York contract law.

Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release highlighting recent and forthcoming actions by the FTC, Department of Justice (DOJ)...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a major shakeup at the NYC Commission on Human Rights, replacing all Bloomberg-appointed Commissioners and the Commission Chair.

Effective February 10, 2020, the top ten members of an out-of-state limited liability company ("LLC") can be held personally liable for violations of New York's wage and hour laws.

Artificial Intelligence is here to stay and New York City has enacted legal guidelines for employers who use it.

Many employers rely on pre-dispute arbitration agreements to resolve employment litigation in private arbitration rather than in court.

On October 29, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held an auction for offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Maine. Although BOEM leased an offshore wind area in the Gulf of Maine for a research installation last August, the October auction was the first commercial offshore wind lease sale in the region.

On July 27, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published their proposed rule to rescind the Clean Water Rule.

The Ninth Circuit this week upheld a National Marine Fisheries Service decision to list the Pacific bearded seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act based primarily on threats from climate change...

On March 26, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced Executive Order No. 743, Promoting Fair and Lawful Access to Financial Services, directing Alabama's Banking Department to promote...

As expected, on July 28, 2021, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) formally recommended the CME's SOFR Term Rate.

California has recently proposed legislation that, if enacted, would impose a new licensing requirement for any person providing "commercial brokerage" services...

A California class action challenges the state's debt collector licensing fee structure, alleging that annual assessments imposed by the DFPI exceed reasonable regulatory costs, lack transparent calculation formulas, and violate Proposition 26. The lawsuit seeks relief on behalf of approximately 1,243 licensed debt collectors statewide and could reshape how California structures licensing fees for financial services companies.

On June 25, the CFPB released a formal action to extend the compliance deadlines for its Section 1071 small business lending rule.

On June 10, the CFPB moved to reopen its 2021 enforcement action against the final remaining defendant in a student debt relief case involving over $3.4 million in alleged illegal advance fees.