The McHughes Law Firm

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Professionally drafted legal documents can protect your small business from liability and ensure that you have the greatest shot at entrepreneurial success in Arkansas. If you plan to launch a successful business in Arkansas, you should begin by surrounding yourself with professionals who can lend their talents and lay a promising foundation for your venture.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 15, 2016

A district court in Illinois has slammed the door on an attempt to moot a class action by coupling an offer of judgment with a motion under Rule 67 to deposit funds with the court. In Wendell H. Stone Co. v. Metal Partners Rebar, LLC, the plaintiff filed a putative class action seeking damages for violations of the Junk Fax Prevention Act. Wendell H.

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Debt Collection Answers

DECEMBER 16, 2016

A Brilliant Way to Rebuild Bad Credit If You Have Collection Accounts

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Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 13, 2016

A recent series of CFPB consent orders should remind the mortgage industry to carefully monitor its advertising practices. The MAP Rule prohibits deceptive and misleading commercial communications regarding any term of any mortgage credit product. 12 CFR Part 1014. The three orders, which were entered into with reverse mortgage companies, include almost $800,000 in civil penalties and remediation.

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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.

Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Creditors and debt collectors who utilize pre-collect practices should pay close attention to a recent opinion from the Eastern District of Michigan. In Parker Burns v. Ross Stuart & Dawson, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165587 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 1, 2016), the collection agency agreed to provide the creditor with demand letter services which involved a series of three letters per debt account.

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