The McHughes Law Firm

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

A professionally drafted last will and testament is essential if you want your final wishes to be followed to the letter. Finding an experienced attorney who understands Arkansas estate planning laws and regulations is the first step toward deciding how you will be remembered. It is invaluable to have an experienced last will and testament attorney at your side when it comes time to decide how your possessions and assets will be distributed after you pass away.

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Debt Free Colorado

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

How Does a Bankruptcy Affect my Credit Score? If you’ve been doing a great job making payments on your debts, bankruptcy will have a significant impact on your credit score in the short term. However, by the time you start thinking seriously about bankruptcy you’ve probably either started missing payments or are on the verge of doing so.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The CFPB has amended its guidance on vendor management. According to the CFPB, the amendment was necessary to “clarify that the depth and formality of the risk management program for service vendors may vary depending upon the service being performed – its size, scope, complexity, importance and potential for consumer harm.” CFPB Bulletin 2016-02. The Bulletin, like its 2012 predecessor, makes clear that the supervised entities are responsible with their service providers for their service provi

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Consumer Financial Services Law

OCTOBER 31, 2016

A New Jersey district court’s recent dismissal of a single count claim brought under the Fair and Accurate Transactions Act (“FACTA”) reinforces the need for consumers to carefully identify their injury in fact. In Kamal v. J. Crew Group, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145392 (D.N.J. Oct. 20, 2016), the consumer filed a putative class action alleging that defendant violated FACTA by displaying the first six digits and last four digits of his credit card on the electronically printed receipt.

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Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.