Kaufman & Canoles’ Consumer Finance Practice Group represents lenders, servicers, debt holders, furnishers of credit and investors in consumer credit litigation and class actions related to residential mortgage origination, servicing and default. It also represents lenders, debt holders, furnishers of credit and credit card issuers in consumer disputes, claims made under the FDCPA, FCRA, SCRA, ECOA, TCPA, unfair and deceptive trade practices, debt collection violations, identity theft, privacy issues, bankruptcy and fiduciary-related claims.
Our Consumer Finance attorneys regularly advise clients in fair lending, UDAAP and regulatory and compliance matters involving the CFPB, DOJ and federal and state agencies, as well as counseling clients on state and federal regulatory compliance obligations, including licensing fees, record retention, advertising obligations and restrictions, disclosure requirements and anti-predatory lending laws.
Members of Kaufman & Canoles’ Consumer Finance Practice Group are also frequent guest speakers at industry events, including but not limited to, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s regulatory and litigation conferences and the American Conference Institute’s annual consumer finance, class action and residential mortgage conferences. The team can cover any consumer finance matter in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland or the District of Columbia.