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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Puts Creditors on Notice of Rulemaking Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

On November 11, 2013 by Schnader in Finance

By Edward J. Sholinsky Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a news release and Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that signals the Bureau’s intention to broadly exercise its claimed power under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to regulate creditors and debt collectors. Most notably, the Bureau is claiming […]

A Lower Debit Card Interchange Fee Cap is Unlikely to Eliminate Durbin Amendment Fee Increases Plaguing Small-Ticket Merchants

On August 22, 2013 by Schnader in Finance

By Stephen J. Shapiro The Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act required the Federal Reserve to ensure that debit card interchange fees are “reasonable and proportional to the cost incurred by the [debit card] issuer with respect to the transaction.” Therefore, the Federal Reserve issued regulations, which became effective on October […]

SEC Report Confirms Substantial Dodd-Frank Whistle-blowing Activity, Illustrating Need for Employers to be Proactive — and Careful

On November 26, 2012 by Schnader in Labor and Employment

By Scott J. Wenner On November 15, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission released its 2012 Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bottom line is neither surprising nor comforting to covered employers: a steady stream of “whistleblower […]

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Puts Creditors on Notice of Rulemaking Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

A Lower Debit Card Interchange Fee Cap is Unlikely to Eliminate Durbin Amendment Fee Increases Plaguing Small-Ticket Merchants

SEC Report Confirms Substantial Dodd-Frank Whistle-blowing Activity, Illustrating Need for Employers to be Proactive — and Careful

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