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Watch Your Incentive Programs

The CFPB recently released a compliance bulletin addressing the use of incentive compensation prog

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2017

In This Issue:WATCH YOUR INCENTIVE PROGRAMSCFPB AUTO-DEBIT CONSENT ORDER

Legal Bulletin - Credit Union Edition - January 2017

This Legal Bulletin from Gordon Feinblatt LLC is sent to you to keep you updated on Maryland legal developments affecting credit unions.

Need for Security Interest to Offset Credit Card Debt

It is always good to remember that the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and its implementing Regulation Z have special rules regarding offset that apply only to credit card accounts.

Overdraft Class Actions Based on Account Agreement Language

Several credit unions in Maryland have been targets of class action lawsuits concerning overdraft practices.  A California firm that previously brought claims against several large banks (and

Protecting Directors and Officers From Personal Liability

Maryland corporation law, which can apply to federally chartered credit unions and does apply to Maryland-chartered credit unions, requires corporations to provide certain indemnification for direc

It's Time to Review Your Credit Collections Practices

In October 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) faulted a large credit union for allegedly using improper collection practices. 

Are You Handling Vendor Management Correctly?

In October 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amended its service provider

Employers Must Begin Using New I-9 Form By January 22, 2017

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires that employers verify the employment eligibility of all new employees.  The I-9 form was introduced for this purpose in 1987 and has bee

Maryland Commercial Receivership Act: Civilizing the wild wild west of state court insolvency and receivership practice

Date: December 20, 2016Sponsored by: The MSBA Business Law SectionPresented by:

It's Health Care Reform All Over Again: How any changes in the Affordable Care Act would have profound consequences for you and the health care industry

President-elect Donald Trump said during the campaign he was set to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now, he hints there are some parts he wants to keep.

Montanio, Alexandria K.

Alex is the firm’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a position she advocated to create in August 2019.

Maryland Legal Alert - December 2016

In This issue:OCC Announces Special Charter for FinTech Companies

$300,000 in Attorneys' Fees at Stake: Statute of Limitations on a Claim for Reimbursement of Legal Fees Does Not Begin to Run until there is a Verdict in the Underlying Case

You can imagine how upset Gwen Muse-Evans must have been.  She bought a house on a cliff overlooking the Chesapeake Bay and then found out that it had latent material defects.  These incl

Making Illegal Campaign Contributions to the County Councilman Cannot be Considered in Challenge of PUD Approval

The Court of Appeals in Kenwood Gardens Condominiums, Inc. v. Whalen Properties, LLC, 449 Md.

Landlord Barred from Enforcing Profit Sharing Provision in Bankruptcy

Most commercial landlords are aware that a lease requiring a landlord's consent to an assignment is unenforceable in a federal bankruptcy case.  But is a provision requiring a tenant to share

In Bankruptcy, a Claim Arises Even When a Cause of Action Does Not Exist

In In re Alder, No. 10-28229-JS, 2016 WL 5947220 (Bankr. D. Md. Oct.

Better Late Than Never: Court’s Delay in Ratifying Foreclosure Sale Is Not Grounds for Abating Interest

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on October 5, 2016.

Gordon Feinblatt Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2017 Best Law Firms List

Baltimore, Maryland – The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named by The Best Lawyers in America® to the 2017 Metropolitan Baltimore Tier 1 "Be

Federal Court Blocks Implementation of Overtime Rule

A federal district court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction on November 22, 2016, blocking implementation of the U.S.