Social Media Ideas for Banking And Lender Liability Law

WHO GETS IT?- $144MM Up For Grabs as Merchants Bank of Indiana Sues Account Holders and CFPB In Unusual Interpleader Act...

Defending Multiple Collection Lawsuits Filed Against the Same Business

When a business hits a cash crunch, the lawsuits rarely arrive one at a time. A slow season, a lost customer, or a single late payment to a lender can set off a chain reaction. Sud...

DFPI Orders $4 Million Penalty for Alleged Unlicensed Lending Violations

Federal Banking Agencies Continue Effort to Eliminate Reputation Risk from Supervision

Working on Borrowed Time? The Risk-Reward Calculus of Recourse Notes for Equity

How Lawsuits Affect Credit, Financing, and Business Relationships

A lawsuit is not just a courtroom problem. Long before a judge ever rules, the act of being sued can ripple through your bank covenants, your credit profile, your supplier terms, a...

Good Faith Covenant-Banking Fees

Klimek sued Nicolet National Bank, alleging that the bank breached its deposit-account agreement by charging multiple $35 non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees when a merchant repeatedly...

Personal Guarantees in UK Real Estate Finance Transactions – Considerations for Lenders

Fair Housing Groups Challenge CFPB’s Regulation B Rollback

On May 27, several fair housing and advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the CFPB and Acting Director Russel Vought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbi...

What to Do When Insurance Denies Coverage for a Business Lawsuit

You have been sued. You forward the complaint to your carrier expecting the defense to kick in, and instead you receive a denial letter. For a bank, lender, fintech, or any other b...

OCC Finalizes Rules Preempting State Interest on Escrow Laws

On May 15, the OCC issued two final rules addressing national banks’ and federal savings associations’ authority to administer mortgage escrow accounts and the preemption of certai...

United States Supreme Court Rules on Failure to Disclose Personal Injury Claim in Bankruptcy

Disparti Law Files Massive Lawsuit Against Mr. Finance on Behalf of 31 Victims

Disparti Law Group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 31 plaintiffs against Brandon “Mr. Finance” Ellington and Access Capital Today, alleging that clients suffered significant finan...

GLBA Won’t Save You- Why Consumer Lenders Are the Next Target for State Privacy Enforcers

For years, consumer lending companies have treated state privacy laws the way a tortoise treats a rainstorm: head down, shell up, wait for it to pass. The reasoning was simple. The...

Get It In Writing!

Rubin v EFP Rotenberg, LLP 2026 NY Slip Op 02803 May 5, 2026 Appellate Division, First Department is a case about reliance on an accountant and making a loan based upon that advice...

NDAs in Harassment Settlements: The 2026 Guide for Florida Financial Institutions

For a Florida bank, credit union, broker-dealer, or other financial institution, a harassment complaint is rarely just an HR problem. It is a regulatory event, a reputational event...

A Fair Process to Avoid Home Equity Theft

Equitable Tolling Hits a Wall in Bankruptcy Litigation

Every creditor who has ever chased a debtor into bankruptcy knows the feeling: you are doing everything right, the debtor is not, and then a deadline you barely saw coming quietly...

California Court Finalizes Summary Judgment in Favor of OppFi, Rejects DFPI’s ‘True Lender’ Theory

On May 19, 2026, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, granted summary judgment in favor of Opportunity Financial, LLC (“OppFi”) in its dispute with Clothilde He...

Bankruptcy Basics and the Impacts of COVID-19

Contract law is about holding people to their promises. Bankruptcy law does just the opposite. Authorized by the Constitution and created by Congress, the U.S. bankruptcy system co...

More Regulation for Home Equity Investment Products?

Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against ServBanc Holdco, Inc., ServBank, National Association,...

Pomerantz Law Firm Announces The Filing of a Class Action Against ServBanc Holdco, Inc., ServBank, National Association,...

Pomerantz Law Firm Announces The Filing of a Class Action Against ServBanc Holdco, Inc., ServBank, National Association,...