Nicholas Smyth, Assistant Director of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, was our guest speaker for a webinar yesterday. Formerly a CFPB enforcement attorney, Nick was appointed by PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro about two years ago to lead the new unit. Chris Willis, Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Litigation Group, joined Nick as a speaker. … Continue Reading
Developments at the PA Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection
By Barbara S. Mishkin on
Posted in Regulatory and Enforcement, State Enforcement
With the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Unit as one of his early actions, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro made clear his intention to pursue an aggressive pro-consumer agenda. Mr. Shapiro named Nicholas Smyth, a former CFPB enforcement attorney, to serve as Assistant Director of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.… Continue Reading