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Haley practices in the areas of consumer financial services regulation and financial services litigation. She is also a member of the firm’s Data Privacy and Security team, focusing on compliance issues relating to state and federal privacy laws.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent guidance on withholding transcripts from students with debts revealed that the CFPB is using a broad definition of “private education loan” that may apply to the practices of some not-for-profit schools. Additionally, while the CFPB characterized this practice as “abusive,” its analysis suggests that these practices may also be