Colorado is addressing a dearth of middle-income housing on multiple fronts, while other states are also realizing and responding to the need for more affordable housing for workforce families and individuals…
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/ Finance & Banking, Nonprofit Law, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The podcast we are releasing today is part 1 of a re-purposed webinar we produced on March 25 titled “The Impact of the Election on the CFPB - Part 4.” As a result of the diminishing impact of the CFPB on enforcing the consumer…
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/ Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection
In January 2025 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-06 revising servicing and claims requirements and loss mitigation options for FHA insured mortgage loans effective February…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
It appears that the flood gates have opened and that the IRS is finally processing and paying claims for the employee retention credit (ERC) en masse. After waiting a very long time (often years) with no contact from the IRS,…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
The Trump Administration has appealed an order by a federal District Court Judge blocking the CFPB from firing 1483 employees effective in June 2025 and cutting off their access to CFPB work systems on April 18, 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
This episode is part of our “Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation” series, where we discuss trends in higher education consolidation and closures, and outline common characteristics of at-risk…
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/ Education Law, Intellectual Property
This episode is part of our “Manufacturing Moment” series, where we discuss important developments in the manufacturing space, and provide insight on how these major changes will affect the industry.
In today’s episode, we’re…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has been a proponent of tort reform legislation for years, stating that the “current litigation climate has led to increased costs for consumers and a higher barrier to entry for those who want to…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Civil Rights, Criminal Law
The judge who barred the Trump Administration from dismantling the CFPB says the agency cannot implement plans to fire the majority of the bureau’s employees at this stage…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act mandates nondiscrimination in health care programs managed or funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with upcoming deadlines for compliance set for May and July 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health, Insurance
It was reported last night that the CFPB had laid off about 90% of its staff. This came on the heels of the CFPB providing each of its employees with its 2025 Supervisory and Enforcement Priorities which calls for a much…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
In our previous post, we discussed the nationwide temporary restraining order issued by the United States District Court for the North District of Illinois that temporarily prevented the Department of Labor from requiring…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
The CFPB is rescinding its existing enforcement and supervision priority documents, according to a memo sent to bureau staff by CFPB Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Our podcast show being released today is part 2 of a repurposed interactive webinar that we presented on March 24 featuring two of the leading journalists who cover the CFPB - Jon Hill from Law360 and Evan Weinberger from…
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/ Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection
At the request of both sides of the lawsuit, a federal judge has voided the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
