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Erin focuses her litigation practice on defending financial institutions against class actions and individual claims involving loan origination, servicing, and investments. This includes lawsuits brought under federal statutes — RESPA, TILA, FCRA, FDCPA, TCPA, EFTA, and UDAAP — as well as state-specific fair lending, collections, and deceptive trade practice laws. Erin also has significant experience resolving property title, transfer, and lien priority disputes for her clients. Her in-depth understanding of the financial services industry gives her a unique advantage in prosecuting and defending high-stakes deceptive business practices claims, such as trade secret misappropriation and Sherman Act violations.

We are pleased to share our annual review of regulatory and legal developments in the consumer financial services industry. With active federal and state legislatures, consumer financial services providers faced a challenging 2023. Courts across the country issued rulings that will have immediate and lasting impacts on the industry. Our team of more than 140 professionals has prepared this concise, yet thorough analysis of the most important issues and trends throughout our industry. We not only examined what happened in 2023, but also what to expect — and how to prepare — for the months ahead.