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October

15
2022
Strategy

5 Best Practices for Digital Evidence Collection and Preservation for Internal Investigations and eDiscovery

The rise of electronically stored information (ESI) is both a blessing and a curse for eDiscovery professionals. On one hand, it can be easier to manage and handle digital data than to find yourself buried in paper records—provided you have the right tools, of course. But by the same token, you have to know what the right tools are and how to use them in order to effectively manage ESI.

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October

14
2022
Industry News

U.S. Foreclosure Activity Continues to Increase Quarterly Nearing Pre-Pandemic Levels

IRVINE, Calif. – Oct. 13, 2022 ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, released its Q3 2022 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 92,634 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — up 3 percent from the previous quarter and 104 percent from a year ago.

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October

14
2022
Industry News

What the Veto of California's Digital Financial Assets Law Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency Regulation

On September 23, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2269, known as the Digital Financial Assets Law, which would have implemented a new licensing regime for digital asset businesses operating within California. Without the Governor's veto, these businesses would have been subject to ongoing oversight and examination by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) and substantive requirements with respect to consumer disclosures and development of policies and procedures to address perceived risk concerns.

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October

14
2022
Industry News

Education Department ramps up oversight of college banking deals following critical CFPB report

Colleges that partner with financial service providers like banks appear to be promoting accounts to students that are more expensive than other options available in the marketplace, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in an annual report to Congress on Thursday.

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October

14
2022
Industry News

BofA warns that the US economy will start to lose 175,000 jobs per month during Q1 of 2023, expects a ‘harder landing’ rather than a softer one — here’s why

The latest jobs report shows that the U.S. labor market is in decent shape, but Bank of America sees trouble looming in the distance.

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