Power 30: States Taking the Lead - Lessons from Recent Consumer Finance Enforcement Actions
Recent state enforcement actions concerning the consumer finance industry.
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This session will detail recent state enforcement actions concerning the consumer finance industry. We will highlight state priorities, emerging legal theories, and compliance improvements that can help your company avoid regulator inquiries. As the industry gets used to less aggressive federal oversight, it is crucial to understand how the states are responding.
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Anastasia Caton is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Hudson Cook. Anastasia's practice includes assisting national and state banks, savings associations, mortgage bankers, finance companies, and licensed lenders in the development and maintenance of consumer mortgage, automobile finance, and other credit programs. Anastasia also advises clients on various aspects of compliance with state and federal servicing and debt collection laws and the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. In addition, she assists clients in handling federal government agency (including CFPB, FTC, and DOJ) and state attorneys general investigations. On behalf of clients, she drafts amicus briefs for filing in consumer credit cases before federal appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Anastasia graduated with a degree in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and earned her J.D. from Tulane University Law School, where she was awarded magna cum laude graduation honors.
Rob is a partner in the firm's Washington, DC office. He represents consumer financial services companies in government investigations, enforcement actions, and consumer disputes. He regularly represents clients before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general. He has also represented clients in state and federal courts and before arbitration organizations throughout the country.