Joseph L. Barloon

Recent Supreme Court Actions Likely to Affect Fair Lending 'Disparate Impact' Litigation and Enforcement
Joseph L. Barloon,Austin K. Brown,Anand S. Raman,Darren M. Welch, November 21, 2011
Judges, practitioners and academics have debated for a number of years whether the legal theory of “disparate impact” discrimination, which the Supreme Court first articulated in the employment discrimination context, can be applied in a case alleging discrimination in lending. While it...

Primer on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Joseph L. Barloon,Anand S. Raman,William J. Sweet,Darren M. Welch, July 25, 2011
On July 21, 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau or CFPB) will open its doors for business. The CFPB is a new, broadly empowered regulator that is charged with regulating the consumer financial products and services industry. The CFPB will have a significant impact on a broad...