Sentences with phrase «consumer financial services disputes»

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The Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments — a national, not - for - profit organization to which consumers can turn to settle disputes with OBSI's participating financial institutions — said in its annual report that it had 5,477 inquiries and opened 721 investigations in 2017, increases of eight per cent and 13 per cent, respectively, over 2016.

The 202 - page bill, the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act (H.R. 5282)-- sponsored by the House Financial Services Committee's ranking Democratic member, Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.)-- covers a wide array of contentious issues, including restricting the use of credit information in most hiring decisions and shifting more of the burden of proof to creditors when they report negative items about consumers who later dispute them.

These types of offers are unlikely to be covered by credit or financial services laws, meaning you will not have access to important consumer protections such as free external dispute resolution.

A national, independent and not - for - profit organization that helps resolve disputes between consumers and financial services firms when they can't come to a resolution on their own.

Mr. Donewald concentrates his practice on consumer financial services litigation, representing financial institutions in state and federal courts in disputes concerning alleged violations of state and federal law.

He added that the following values were all to be appreciated and brought into a pragmatic balance: that an efficient and cost - effective and relatively informal type of alternative dispute resolution should not be stifled by the imposition of legal doctrine; that the opportunity for the development of new ideas fitting to financial service industries operating in consumer markets should be appreciated for the benefits they could bring; that on the other hand transparency, consistency and accessibility as to the principles which informed the ombudsman's determinations remained virtues in the new setting; and that publicity as to those principles and those determinations could assist in that regard.

Stephenson Harwood advises a range of clients including individuals, corporations and financial institutions on transactions and disputes relating to a wide variety of activities in Indonesia, including energy and resources, consumer goods, financial services, insurance, shipping and offshore, aviation, mining technology and digital media, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.

He has extensive experience in contract disputes, business torts, trademark and patent disputes, trade secret theft, and regulatory investigations across multiple industries including Financial Services, Hedge Funds and Private Equity, Consumer Packaged Goods, Sports and Entertainment, Real Estate, Biotech, Health Care, Insurance, Telecommunications, and Technology.

Additionally, recognizing that a cyber - or privacy - related development can expand to encompass a number of other significant legal issues, our group works hand - in - glove with attorneys in our White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations, Securities Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Business Finance & Restructuring and Employment Litigation practices, among others, to address subsequent risks such as government or regulatory inquiries, shareholder, consumer, or employee class action litigation, trade secrets theft, funding or financial issues, and disputes with vendors, service providers and other third parties.

Featuring a keynote address by Lord Keen QC, the Advocate General for Scotland, and the Ministry of Justice spokesperson in the House of Lords, the event will also focus on the needs of industry - specific practice areas,, property and construction disputes, the latest trends in insolvency, banking and financial services litigation, consumer class actions, and current developments in e-discovery and legal process outsourcing.

In addition to consumer disputes, we also represent institutions in connection with business to business disputes relating to their financial services activities.

His areas of expertise include financial services, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and consumer products industries specific to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FPCA) or U.K. Bribery Act allegations, corruption, anti-money laundering, consumer - related allegations of improprieties, cartel investigations, and general commercial disputes and investigations.

We have litigated matters implicating virtually every aspect of the financial services industry, including complex class actions and consumer litigation, international arbitration, white collar matters, securities law and regulation, IP, and sophisticated commercial disputes unique to the financial services industry.

Meredith S. Dante represents employers across industries including retail, consumer products, hospitality, financial services, technology, life sciences, health care, manufacturing, and higher education in a broad range of labor and employment disputes.

Any solution to financial services consumer dispute resolution must take into account four salient factors --(1) the disparity of sophistication between parties, (2) the disparity of resources between parties, (3) the repeat player interest of financial institutions, and (4) the frequently small amounts in controversy.

The serious problems with binding mandatory arbitration (BMA) as a consumer dispute mechanism for financial services raises the question of «how can we do this better?»

As a result the Financial Ombudsman Service Australia (FOS) will not be able to assist consumers who have a dispute with a rental car company about insurance provided under a rental agreement.

We are members of FSCL (Financial Services Complaints Ltd), an independent not - for - profit external dispute resolution scheme approved by the Minister of Consumer Affairs under the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Acdispute resolution scheme approved by the Minister of Consumer Affairs under the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) AcDispute Resolution) Act 2008.

Responsible for investigating and resolving disputes between consumers and financial services providers