On Friday, July 17, t
he Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will award more than $3 million to a company insider who helped the SEC “crack a complex fraud.”
The SEC’s whistleblower program was adopted under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. It rewards high-quality, original information that results in enforcement actions exceeding
The Washington Times published an article titled “Defining a Legitimate Scope for the Federalization of Business Crime” by Washington partner George Terwilliger, assisted by Richmond associate Katherine Mims Crocker, about the proper role of federal policing and prosecutorial authority, and how it exceeds the limited role the U.S. Constitution prescribes for it.
Despite a d
ecreased budget in 2015, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Chairman James R. Doty believed there would be enough resources to continue with the PCAOB’s strategic plan to serve as the oversight body Congress envisioned. As we reported back in February, Doty noted that the 2015 budget would allow for 75
Putting the brakes on what it viewed as aggressive debt-collection tactics, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed suit in Ohio federal court on June 17, 2015, against Security National Automotive Acceptance Company LLC (SNAAC) for several violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA), specifically pertaining to Sections 1031 &
In a decision asserting broad authority for the CFPB and which is certain to set the tone for future CFPB appellate rulings, Bureau director Richard Cordray recently issued the Bureau’s first decision from an appeal of a Bureau administrative enforcement action. The decision, issued June 4, generally affirmed a 2014 Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decision
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n a recent letter, 58 members of Congress asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to exercise its rule-making authority and ban mandatory arbitration provisions in consumer financial agreements. In support of their request, the authors cite the CFPB’s March 2015 internal study on arbitration, which the CFPB conducted pursuant to Section 1028
The TILA/RESPA integrated disclosures (TRID) rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act takes effect on August 1, 2015. Once effective, the TRID will drastically alter, among other things, the pre-closing disclosures that creditors, mortgage brokers and settlement agents must provide to borrowers under
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a consent order with Fort Knox National Co. and its subsidiary Military Assistance Co. (MAC), alleging that the companies duped U.S. military service members into paying millions of dollars in hidden fees.
Fort Knox National Co., through MAC, is one of the largest processors of military
In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, eBay’s PayPal division disclosed that it could be hit with an enforcement lawsuit by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as early as the second quarter of 2015. The potential suit arises from CFPB inquiries into PayPal Credit, the company’s consumer lending service formerly known
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released a step-by-step guide titled Your Home Loan Toolkit as part of their Know Before You Owe mortgage initiative designed to improve compliance and help consumers understand mortgage loans. This toolkit will guide potential homeowners in securing mortgages, understanding closing costs and offering helpful hints for consumers to