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Lipinski and Schnack to Present at NCHER 2023 Fall Legal Meeting

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Members Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) and Katherine Romano Schnack (Cleveland) will present a session on “Current CFPB Initiatives” at the National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) 2023 Fall Legal Meeting, hosted by McGlinchey in our New Orleans offices on November 7, 2023.

NCHER is the nation’s oldest and largest higher education finance trade association. It holds two major educational conferences each year and also hosts legal meetings annually for attorneys and others with an interest in legal issues, including items related to student lending, finance, consumer protection, compliance, and loan servicing and collections. Learn more.

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Lipinski and Tallman to Present at NCHER 2024 Annual Meeting

June 4-5, 2024

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance team will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) Annual Conference in Clearwater, Florida.

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NCHER: Year in Review and Outlook for 2024

January 4, 2024

Member Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) and Of Counsel Katherine Romano Schnack (Cleveland) will present a “Year in Review and Outlook for 2024” for the National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) on January 4, 2023.

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Five McGlinchey Attorneys to Participate in 2023 CCFL Conference

November 2-3, 2023

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance and Financial Services Litigation teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL) Fall Consumer Financial Services Conference

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The Fuss About Junk Fees, Pt. 1: Biden, CFPB, and FTC Collaborate

July 19, 2023

This three-part series will first review the Biden Administration’s collaborative efforts with the CFPB and the FTC to regulate “junk fees.” Second, we will highlight recent regulatory, enforcement, and private action trends. Third and finally, we will outline a few considerations for financial services companies to consider when navigating the new normal when it comes to challenges to so-called “junk fees” by consumers and regulatory agencies.

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Maryland Enacts Student Financing Act

June 1, 2023

On May 8, 2023, Governor Wes Moore of Maryland signed HB 913 into law, creating the Student Financing Act (the Act). Under the Act, “student financing” is defined as an extension of credit to a consumer that is (1) not made, insured, or guaranteed under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, (2) extended to a consumer expressly, in whole or in part, for postsecondary education expenses, regardless of whether it is provided by the institution that the consumer attends, and (3) not a loan secured by real property or a dwelling.