Continuing its role as provider of counsel to the U.S. financial services industry, Weiner Brodsky Kider promotes 17-year industry veteran to lead group serving clients facing government actions and private suits.
Read More »Supreme Court to Address FHFA’s Constitutionality, Autodialers
The high court says it will hear questions regarding the Agency's single-director formation, which is similar to the CFPB's structure that was ruled unconstitutional earlier this month.
Read More »Supreme Court Rules on TCPA, Robocalls
The Supreme Court invalidated a 2015 amendment to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, ruling it violated the first amendment.
Read More »Freedom Debt Relief Settles CFPB Lawsuit
Freedom Debt Relief has agreed to pay a fine of $20 million in restitution to affected consumers as part of the settlement. Here are the details.
Read More »National Mortgage Servicing Association Petitions FCC on TCPA Regs
On Wednesday, the National Mortgage Servicing Association sent a letter to the FCC requesting clarifications and guidance regarding how the Telephone Consumer Protection Act applies to the financial services industry. Click through to learn what the group recommends.
Read More »Building a Playbook for the Future
Tim Neer, SVP and Director of Loan Servicing at Colonial Bank on the need to adopt the technology to an ever-changing landscape and utilizing the lessons learned during the crisis to prepare for the future. Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the May issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »Industry Groups Petition FCC for Autodialer Clarification
More than a dozen trade associations are seeking clear guidance from the FCC on just what constitutes an autodialer under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The groups recently united to send a petition to the FCC following a recent ...
Read More »Appeals Court Clarifies Issues Regarding Robocalls and Consent
On Friday, March 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued a ruling in the case of ACA International v. FCC, clarifying several issues with regard to consumer and industry rights pertaining to robocalls ...
Read More »FCC Recommends Limitations to Debt Collection Rule
The FCC has released formal recommendations for how recent changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) will be implemented—and the mortgage industry should take note.
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