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One of the initial promises of the CFPB's NPRM was a level of certainty as to the use of electronic communications to provide legally-required collection disclosures to consumers.

The Department of Justice is now deploying artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics to detect health care fraud in real time, fundamentally changing how quickly the government can identify suspicious billing patterns and bring criminal charges. With new cloud-computing infrastructure inside CMS data systems and interagency data-sharing agreements breaking down traditional silos, federal prosecutors are moving from anomaly detection to indictment in a matter of months rather than years.

FinCEN has reissued its Geographic Targeting Order requiring money services businesses along the U.S. southwest border to report cash transactions between $1,000 and $10,000. What compliance obligations do affected MSBs face, and how does this order fit into the broader federal strategy against cartel-linked money laundering?

In recent months, we have seen a notable uptick in E-Verify desk audits and related inquiries from federal and state agencies.

Maryland and D.C. are implementing significant changes to multifamily housing regulations, from rent control ballot measures to criminal background check restrictions. How will these new laws reshape the landscape for property owners, developers, and tenants across the Capital region?

Today, the Supreme Court dealt a heavy blow to President Trump's trade agenda, concluding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has entered into a consent order with The Federal Savings Bank regarding allegations of false and misleading statements about VA cash-out mortgage refinance loans.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), signed into law on March 11, does much for many, but one of the key parts is the material extension and expansion of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).

This latest installment of our blog posts about the CFPB debt collection rule examines how the final rule will impact credit reporting

Life sciences M&A activity surged in the first half of 2026 with 86 transactions totaling $196 billion, marking a 141% increase over the previous year and the strongest start since 2019. The resurgence is driven by an impending patent cliff threatening $305 billion in revenue, abundant dry powder on pharma balance sheets, and attractive target valuations. With companies increasingly focused on de-risked Phase II and beyond assets, and private equity emerging as optimization partners, the industry is positio

Congress created the employee retention credit (ERC) as part of the CARES Act. Although at first relatively small in scope, subsequent expansions and extensions of the ERC have resulted...

A Biden Administration's approach to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, or the Board) is revealed by the designees to his transition team.

Is "regular occupation" defined as the duties the claimant is actually doing in his or her specific job? NO.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld a temporary injunction issued by Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...

Despite massive attempted layoffs and cancellation of third-party vendor contracts, the Trump Administration did not and does not intend to shut down the CFPB...

Recently, a complaint was filed against loanDepot.Com, LLC ("loanDepot") in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland alleging violations of the Truth in Lending Act...

In Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees, a case on its emergency docket that could have implications for the CFPB...

We are releasing today a very interesting podcast show which is also breaking news. Before I read an article by Professor Charlotte Haendler of Southern Methodist University...