Sun.May 02, 2021

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission Put Nation’s Largest Landlords on Notice About Tenants’ Pandemic Protections

Consumer Finance

Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) formally delayed the mandatory compliance date of the General Qualified Mortgage (QM) final rule from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022.

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The States Most at Risk to Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud Ranked

Credit Corp

423 cases per 100,000 resident for state with highest identity theft. This post originally appeared on Finder.com. As the world continues to cope with COVID-19, America is seeing cases of identity theft soar to record highs. Of the 3.2 million reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book in 2019, 20% — or 650,572 — related to identity theft.

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Free Ride: What Are You Trying to Accomplish with Your Initial Consultations?

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Law firms often offer initial consultations, because that’s what law firms do. But, thinking a little more deeply about the purpose for your initial consultations makes some sense. There is still a lot of debate in legal over whether you should be offering free o r paid consultations. And, it’s a l egitimate question. But, it’s also a question that depends on your purpose for providing consultations in the first place.