Including

• The Latest on Enhanced Government Scrutiny Over Payday Loans/Deposit Advance Loans and Efforts to Stop Fraud by Cutting Off Access to Bank Payment- Processing Services: “Operation Chokepoint,” New Regulation, CFPB/FDIC/OCC Involvement,

  Payday Loans - January 2015
  by Donn A. Randall, Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas LLP

• Student Loans and Auto Loans: The Rise in Enforcement and Litigation by the CFPB, Disparate Impact Claims and Scrutiny of Fair Lending Issues, and Private Litigation

  Student Loan Enforcement Actions & Litigation - January 2015
  by Nicholas P. Mooney, Partner at Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

• Student Loans and Auto Loans: The Rise in Enforcement and Litigation by the CFPB, Disparate Impact Claims and Scrutiny of Fair Lending Issues, and Private Litigation

  Auto Loans - January 2015
  by Therese G. Franzén, Franzén and Salzano, P.C., James Milano, Member at Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

• What Every Creditor Needs To Know About the SCRA, Including the 6% Interest Rate Cap on Obligations, and Protections Against Default Judgments, Auto Repossessions, and Foreclosures; Recent Case Law Updates and Overview of Government Enforcement Actions

  Servicemembers Civil Relief Act - January 2015
  by Bryan A. Fratkin, McGuireWoods LLP

• What Every Creditor Needs To Know About the SCRA, Including the 6% Interest Rate Cap on Obligations, and Protections Against Default Judgments, Auto Repossessions, and Foreclosures; Recent Case Law Updates and Overview of Government Enforcement Actions

  Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable - January 2015
  by Todd M. Hill, Director of Government Affairs at Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable

• Claims and Defenses Involving Background Check, Credit Dispute Investigation, and Debt Collection Litigation Under the FCRA and FDCPA; and CFPB Action and Examination in the Credit Dispute and

  Litigation Trends and Regulatory Trends Concerning the Fair Credit Reporting Act - January 2015
  by John R. Chiles, Burr & Forman LLP

• Claims and Defenses Involving Background Check, Credit Dispute Investigation, and Debt Collection Litigation Under the FCRA and FDCPA; and CFPB Action and Examination in the Credit Dispute and

  Litigation and Enforcement of the FDCPA How To Comply and Still Collect - January 2015
  by David Stein, Member at Bricker & Eckler LLP

• The Borrower’s Perspective: Insights From the Plaintiffs’ Bar and Consumer Advocates

  The Borrower’s Perspective - January 2015
  by Jeffrey D. Pilgrim, Pilgrim Christakis LLP

• The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA): What You Need to Know about the Industry’s Most Active Statute, FCC Involvement, Recent Settlements and Strategies for Defeating TCPA Litigation

  The Telephone Consumer Protection Act - January 2015
  by Debra Bernard, Partner at Perkins Coie LLP

• The Borrower’s Perspective: Insights From the Plaintiffs’ Bar and Consumer Advocates

  The Borrower’s Perspective - January 2015
  by James C. Sturdevant, The Sturdevant Law Firm

• Speakers from Federal and State Agencies on the Latest Regulatory, Supervision, Investigation and Enforcement Initiatives, Examination Procedures, and Attorneys General Lawsuits Against Financial Services Companies

  STATE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES - January 2015
  by Joseph Borg, Director at Ala. Sec. Commission

• Consumer Arbitration Agreements/Clauses and Class Action Arbitration Waivers in the Consumer Context: CFPB Interest and Potential Crackdown, Post-Concepcion Update, and Notable Recent State Case Law

  Consumer Arbitration Agreements/Clauses - January 2015
  by E. Hutchinson Robbins, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

• Consumer Arbitration Agreements/Clauses and Class Action Arbitration Waivers in the Consumer Context: CFPB Interest and Potential Crackdown, Post-Concepcion Update, and Notable Recent State Case Law

  Wessler Supplement - January 2015
  by Matthew W.H. Wessler, Principal at Gupta Wessler, PLLC

• A Focus on Class Action Settlements: Guidance in Dealing with the Approval Process and Strategies to Achieve a Successful Outcome

  A Focus on Class Action Settlements - January 2015
  by Danielle J. Gould, Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.

• A Focus on Class Action Settlements: Guidance in Dealing with the Approval Process and Strategies to Achieve a Successful Outcome

  Frank Supplement B - January 2015
  by Theodore H. Frank, Center for Class Action Fairness

• Recent Mass Action Developments and Emerging Trends in Class Action Claim Theories

  Class Action Fairness Act - January 2015
  by Hunter R. Eley, Doll Amir & Eley LLP

• A Focus on Class Action Settlements: Guidance in Dealing with the Approval Process and Strategies to Achieve a Successful Outcome

  Frank Supplement A - January 2015
  by Theodore H. Frank, Center for Class Action Fairness

• Recent Mass Action Developments and Emerging Trends in Class Action Claim Theories

  TRENDS IN CONSUMER FINANCE CLASS ACTION LITIGATION - January 2015
  by Jennifer L. Gray, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

• Residential Mortgages: RESPA Qualified Written Request Claims, Emerging Mortgage Servicing Allegations Arising Under Reg X and Reg Z Amendments, TILA Rescission, New Loan Modification Litigation Risks Arising Out of CFPB’s Mortgage Servicing Rules, MERS

  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES - January 2015
  by H. Keith Thomerson Esq., Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

• Residential Mortgages: RESPA Qualified Written Request Claims, Emerging Mortgage Servicing Allegations Arising Under Reg X and Reg Z Amendments, TILA Rescission, New Loan Modification Litigation Risks Arising Out of CFPB’s Mortgage Servicing Rules, MERS

  TILA Rescission Issues - January 2015
  by Eric J. Simonson, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC

• Residential Mortgages: RESPA Qualified Written Request Claims, Emerging Mortgage Servicing Allegations Arising Under Reg X and Reg Z Amendments, TILA Rescission, New Loan Modification Litigation Risks Arising Out of CFPB’s Mortgage Servicing Rules, MERS

  TILA Rescission Developments - January 2015
  by Victoria R. Collado, Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.

• Fair Lending: Ramped Up Enforcement; DOJ and CFPB Involvement; “Disparate Impact” Theory of Discrimination as a Litigation Game Changer; Defending and Managing the Latest Predatory and Abusive Lending Claims Including Discriminatory Pricing/Steering;

  Hirsch Supplement B - January 2015
  by Frank Hirsch, Alston & Bird LLP

• Fair Lending: Ramped Up Enforcement; DOJ and CFPB Involvement; “Disparate Impact” Theory of Discrimination as a Litigation Game Changer; Defending and Managing the Latest Predatory and Abusive Lending Claims Including Discriminatory Pricing/Steering;

  Hirsch Supplement A - January 2015
  by Frank Hirsch, Alston & Bird LLP

• Fair Lending: Ramped Up Enforcement; DOJ and CFPB Involvement; “Disparate Impact” Theory of Discrimination as a Litigation Game Changer; Defending and Managing the Latest Predatory and Abusive Lending Claims Including Discriminatory Pricing/Steering;

  Fair Lending Litigation and Enforcement - January 2015
  by Thomas M. Hefferon, Goodwin Procter LLP

• Expanded Use of Dodd-Frank UDAAP Provisions: Enforcement and Examination by CFPB and State AGs, Recent Federal and State Cases, State Authority under § 1042, Officer and Manager Liability as a “Related Person,” and More

  Expanded Use of UDAAP - January 2015
  by Andrew K. Stutzman, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP

• Expanded Use of Dodd-Frank UDAAP Provisions: Enforcement and Examination by CFPB and State AGs, Recent Federal and State Cases, State Authority under § 1042, Officer and Manager Liability as a “Related Person,” and More

  EXPANDED USE OF DODD-FRANK UDAAP PROVISIONS - January 2015
  by Andrew K. Stutzman, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP

• CFPB Enhanced Oversight and Heightened Scrutiny of the Industry: Evaluating Lessons Learned from Recent Enforcement Actions, Preparing for Investigations and Examinations and Looking Ahead to Rulemaking Updates

  CFPB Enhanced Oversight and Heightened Scrutiny of the Industry - January 2015
  by Christi Lawson, Foley & Lardner LLP, Donald S. Maurice, Partner at Maurice & Wutscher LLP, Gerald S. Sachs, Of Counsel at Paul Hastings LLP Former Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy with the CFPB’s Office of Enforcement