Welcome to Hudson Cook Insights - a collection of articles written each month by the attorneys of Hudson Cook, LLP, in an effort to keep their clients and other compliance professionals informed about current trends and developments in consumer credit finance that will affect the way they do business.
Over the last decade, as more and more states have enacted laws governing guaranteed automobile protection products, compliance with state GAP laws has been a regular topic of discussion between consumer financial services companies and their compliance attorneys. The companies' compliance requests vary depending on the complexity of each company's operations. article continued
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the March 17 webinar. article continued
The doctrine of standing—determining who is a proper plaintiff to bring a particular lawsuit—seems straightforward. Most lawyers are familiar with the multi-pronged test flowing from the Supreme Court's 1992 decision in Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife: To have standing, a plaintiff must demonstrate an injury-in-fact, caused by the alleged wrongdoing, and capable of redress by the court. article continued
If you're a baseball fan, you probably know that it's one of the most disputed stories in all of sports - did Babe Ruth call his home run off the Cubs' Charlie Root in the '32 World Series? The story goes that just before strikes one and two, Babe reportedly pointed to the stands, telling the pitcher and everyone watching the game just where he was going to hit the baseball, and then smashing a home run to the deepest part of center field. article continued
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