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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Oversee Debt Collectors Beginning January 2, 2013

By Atlas Law Center / October 24, 2012

In the new year, the CFPB will be regulating the debt collection industry. This represents the first time that one federal […]

By Atlas Law Center / October 18, 2012

One of the hazards of being an attorney is that, sooner or later, very little will shock you. I thought

By Atlas Law Center / October 16, 2012

I stumbled upon this infographic not too long ago. It has some interesting information regarding how credit scores are factored.

By Atlas Law Center / October 15, 2012

On October 2, 2012, the National Mortgage Settlement’s servicing regulations went into effect. One of the provisions that people often

By Atlas Law Center / October 10, 2012

As of October 2, the servicing standards included in the National Mortgage Settlement went into effect. This means that the

A client recently notified me that the Illinois Attorney General is sending out notices to Illinois homeowners regarding the National

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a highly effective regulator. It has obviously been spending some significant time investigating credit

If you’ve been paying attention to local news lately, you may have heard that Chicago’s real estate market has finally

By Atlas Law Center / September 28, 2012

It finally happened. After several disappointing decisions, the Appellate Court of Illinois has finally released a foreclosure-related opinion that I

By Atlas Law Center / September 27, 2012

A study recently conducted by economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Columbia Business School, the University of Chicago,