State Attorney General Priorities: Coronavirus and Beyond, with Special Guests Bernard Eskandari, Tom James, and Max Weinstein

In this webinar, three representatives from state Attorney Generals’ offices – Bernard Eskandari from California, Tom James from Illinois, and Max Weinstein from Massachusetts – will discuss their consumer financial services priorities and focus areas arising from the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Leaders of Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group, Christopher Willis and Alan Kaplinsky, will also participate in the discussion. Topics will include:

• A comparison between the current crisis and the 2008 recession, and how the lessons of 2008 apply to the current situation
• Complaint trends in state attorney generals' offices
• Expected enforcement activity relating to mortgage servicing and foreclosures, including a discussion of non-English language support and ability to repay in connection with mortgage loan modifications
• Ability-to-repay issues affecting all types of consumer lending, in light of 2008-era enforcement actions and a recent multi-state settlement with a large subprime auto finance company
• State restrictions on debt collection, and collection-related enforcement likely to follow
• Student loan servicing and collection issues
• Auto leasing issues, including returns of leased vehicles