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McGlinchey Attorneys Co-Author the 2022 Consumer Financial Services Answer Book

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Members of McGlinchey’s Consumer Financial Services Compliance and Litigation teams once again authored several chapters of the 2022 edition of the leading desk reference in consumer financial services law, Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Consumer Financial Services Answer Book. In addition, McGlinchey Member Thomas M. Hanson (Dallas) co-edited the book, as he has since the book’s initial publication in 2011.

The 2022 edition of the leading desk reference for consumer financial services lawyers and compliance professionals has been extensively revised and reorganized to bring readers up to speed on all the significant changes in the law since the last edition. Returning to a user-friendly single-volume format, the Consumer Financial Services Answer Book continues to give readers a core understanding of the relevant laws, expert practice tips, and insight into emerging issues.

The new edition contains a fully updated chapter on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Enforcement, explaining the Bureau’s structure, the scope of its authority, the procedures it follows in enforcement investigations and actions, and what to expect and how to respond to CFPB investigations and enforcement actions. For those focused on mortgage lending and servicing, the new edition includes significantly updated chapters on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Mortgage Servicing Rules, and TRID, as well as Residential Foreclosures and Evictions. Revised chapters on Credit Cards, Military Lending and Loan Relief, and Fair Lending/Non-Discrimination address three other important coverage areas.

McGlinchey attorneys authored or co-authored the following chapters:

  • Chapter 3: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Mortgage Servicing Rules, and TRID – Thomas Hanson [Click here to view a preview of this chapter]
  • Chapter 4: Fair Credit Reporting Act – Gregg Stevens, Joseph Apatov
  • Chapter 6: Electronic Signatures and Records – Arthur Rotatori, Jeremy Rzepka, Douglas Charnas
  • Chapter 13: Credit Cards – Gregg Stevens, Joseph Apatov
  • Chapter 14: Consumer Bankruptcy Law – Stephen Masley
  • Chapter 17: Military Lending and Loan Relief – Brian Fink

“This year’s Answer Book covers a number of highly timely topics for those in the industry,” says Hanson. “That so many McGlinchey attorneys have contributed to this publication for many years speaks to the depth and breadth of the firm’s capabilities for members of the financial services industry.”

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a nonprofit learning organization dedicated to keeping attorneys and other professionals at the forefront of knowledge and expertise. The organization provides the highest quality, accredited, continuing legal and professional education programs in a variety of formats. PLI publishes a comprehensive library of Treatises, Course Handbooks, Answer Books, and Journals.

PLI has kindly offered McGlinchey clients and friends a 25% discount. Click here to take advantage of this discount, or contact one of our authors.

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