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CFPB Bulletins 2011-2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

As an early “holiday gift,” to help you more easily search for a particular piece of guidance from the CFPB, we’ve put together two CFPB guidance documents for your review. The first is a compilation of all nine issues of the CFPB’s Supervisory...

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 19 of 24): Terminations, Changes in Status and Service Breaks under the Look-back Measurement Method

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

Last week we examined the reporting challenges associated with employee terminations, changes in status, and breaks in service under the monthly measurement method. As we explained, “[t]he final regulations under Code § 4980H establish two—and only...

Weekly Privacy Tip #12 – Credit card safety during the holidays (use cash!)

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

‘Tis the season of shopping. Cyber-Monday has just passed and news flashes indicate that the total amount consumers purchased online on Monday will exceed $3 billion. Wow. All with credit cards....

Massachusetts AG Announces Settlements with Student Debt Relief Companies; Reveals Initiative to Aid Student Borrowers

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

On November 24, Massachusetts AG Maura Healey announced settlements with two student debt relief companies over allegations of charging consumers upfront fees prior to delivering the services offered. According to the AG’s Office, at least 200...

Financial Services Weekly News - December 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

Regulatory Developments - SEC Grants Exemption from Registration as a Clearing Agency to Two Matching Service Providers - On Nov. 24 the SEC approved applications by Bloomberg STP LLC and SS&C Technologies, Inc. for an exemption from...

Will live snake be admitted as evidence in homeowner case against real estate agent?

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

To help make a Maryland couple’s case that the home they purchased for $410,000 in December 2014 was defective and uninhabitable due to an alleged…

California’s New Law Legalizing Payment of Finder’s Fees to Unregistered Persons for Securities Offerings

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

Good for raising capital in California, but contrary to current SEC policy for transactions outside California - On October 10, 2015, the Governor of the State of California approved California Assembly Bill 667, which will legalize the payment of...

BIA Finalizes Reforms for Obtaining Rights of Way on Indian Lands

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

On November 19, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published a final rule that makes sweeping changes to the process for obtaining rights of way for proposed oil and gas pipelines, electric transmission lines, railroads, roads and other...

CEO convicted of misdemeanor in rare safety prosecution after coal mine explosion kills 29

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

A rare prosecution of a coal mining executive, following a 2010 explosion in West Virginia that killed 29 people, brought a mixed verdict from a…

Judge tosses suit claiming David Axelrod wrongly took credit for ‘ballsy’ consultant’s idea

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/12/15

A federal judge in Philadelphia has tossed a suit that claims Democratic political consultant David Axelrod took credit for another consultant’s idea.

In a Dec.…

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