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Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 28, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 On May 24, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed a rule that will set up a process to supervise nonbanks that may have engaged in activities that pose risks to consumers. The CFPB is authorized to require reports from and conduct...
| | CFPB Launches Rulemaking on General Purpose Reloadable Prepaid Cards
Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 28, 2012, previously published on May 24, 2012 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) on May 23, 2012 announced that it is asking for comments about general purpose reloadable prepaid cards (“GPR Cards”) through an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”). The...
| | IRS to Focus on Housing Counseling Agencies
Matthew T. Journy, Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) Exempt Organizations (“EO”) division unveiled its annual work plan. The plan highlights EO’s priorities for the year and is the best indicator of what the staff will be focused on in its determinations and...
| | Tax-Exempt Organizations the Focus of Upcoming Congressional Hearings
George E. Constantine, Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 14, 2012, previously published on May 2012 The U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight announced yesterday that it will hold a series of hearings on the tax-exempt sector and IRS oversight of tax-exempt activities. The first hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Additional hearing dates...
| | Housing Counseling Agencies: Tips to Avoid Government Scrutiny
Dismas Locaria, Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 2012 The recent announcements of government funding for housing counseling is welcome news to agencies that are struggling to help homeowners. In mid-March 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and NeighborWorks announced that over 100 million dollars in grant...
| | CFPB Warns of Service Provider Scrutiny
Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 2012 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) published a bulletin clarifying that it “expects supervised banks and nonbanks to oversee their business relationships with service providers in a manner that ensures compliance with Federal consumer...
| | Federal Crackdown on Debt Buyer Emphasizes Need for Consumer Disclosures
Jonathan L. Pompan, Damon W. D. Wright; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2012, previously published on March 2012 A recent Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) settlement with debt buyer Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. is the latest of several actions against companies that profit from consumers in financial distress. The settlement illustrates the type of pro-consumer disclosures we expect the FTC to...
| | White House Announces “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights”
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 2, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 The White House unveiled a "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” on February 23, 2012 as part of a comprehensive blueprint to improve consumers’ online privacy protections and ensure that the Internet remains an engine for innovation and economic growth. The plan will guide efforts to...
| | FTC Slams the Door on Unsubstantiated “Green” Window Claims
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 2, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 Under settlements announced by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on February 22, five companies marketing replacement windows are required to stop making exaggerated and/or unsupported claims about the energy efficiency of the windows the companies sell and the savings consumers may...
| | Charitable Solicitation and Commercial Co-Venturer Red Flags: Insights for Charities and Marketers from the NY Attorney General
Kristalyn J. Loson, Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 28, 2012, previously published on February 28, 2012 In November 2011, it was widely reported that the New York Attorney General (the “NY AG”) had opened an investigation into the cause-related marketing efforts of “pink ribbon” charities. As part of its examination, the NY AG sent comprehensive questionnaires to at least 40...
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