The Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative at the U.S. Department of Justice continues. At the end of July, the DOJ entered into a consent order in a Texas case where a towing company sold active-duty servicemembers' cars...more
The U.S. Department of Justice continued the pursuit of its civil rights initiatives aimed at enforcement of federal laws that protect servicemembers, veterans, and their families in September by settling with the City of San...more
11/4/2020
/ Consent Order ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreclosure ,
Liens ,
Military Service Members ,
SCRA ,
Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act ,
Statutory Violations ,
Storage Contracts ,
Trial Court Orders ,
Veterans
In mid-August, the Department of Justice sued Target Recovery Towing Inc. and Target Recovery & Transport Inc. in Florida federal court for violating the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act when, without a court order,...more
Many steps creditors take in the process of directly or indirectly originating a vehicle finance agreement are designed to protect the creditor in the event its credit risk assessment was off and the consumer defaults. A...more
10/3/2019
/ Automotive Loans ,
Chapter 13 ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Default ,
Department of Revenue ,
Filing Requirements ,
Inadvertent Errors ,
Liens ,
Perfected Security Interest ,
Proof of Claims ,
Risk Assessment ,
Secured Debt ,
Sellers ,
Unsecured Debt ,
Vehicle Title