Consumer Financial Services Litigation
McGuireWoods’ extensive experience in consumer financial services litigation makes it a leader in this practice area. Our diverse team of lawyers regularly handles class action and single-plaintiff litigation in state and federal courts across the country in lawsuits alleging violations of the financial services’ “alphabet soup” statutes.
We defend clients against claims involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), and their state counterparts, among others. The team also defends clients against civil investigation and enforcement proceedings brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), state attorneys general, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other regulatory authorities.
We also defend clients against civil investigation and enforcement proceedings brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Justice, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, state attorneys general, Federal Trade Commission and other regulatory authorities. Our clients include banks, insurance companies, mortgage servicers, auto finance companies, credit card issuers, credit card marketers and servicers, telecom providers, check authorization companies, consumer reporting agencies, debt buyers, collection professionals and retailers.
Our capabilities extend to related areas of privacy, data security breach, consumer bankruptcy, counterclaims in debt collection and foreclosure actions, enforcement of arbitration agreements and general commercial litigation. McGuireWoods’ consumer financial services lawyers work closely with transactional and regulatory lawyers to provide consumer credit compliance advice, handle regulatory and governmental relations matters, assist in the securitization of receivables, guide the development of secured and unsecured credit products and advise on all other consumer credit-related matters.
Named a “Powerhouse” in Commercial Litigation for the third consecutive year.
– BTI’s Litigation Outlook
Law Firm of the Year” in Litigation – Banking and Finance.
– U.S. News, Best Lawyers, “Best Law Firms”
