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Justin B. Hosie
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Justin Hosie is a member of the firm's Consumer Finance Group, focusing his practice on consumer financial services, the Federal Electronic Signatures Act, Truth in Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and Electronic Funds Transfer Act, as well as state regulatory compliance.
He regularly advises financial institutions regarding the FTC Consumer Information and Records Disposal Rule, electronic payment methods, Internet transactions, the Federal Arbitration Act, federal privacy laws, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act, and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Representative Matters
- Assisting lenders in drafting consumer disclosures and contracts based on federal and state law
- Assisting financial institutions in drafting third-party marketing and servicing agreements
- Assisting financial institutions in preparing compliance programs, such as preparing Identity Theft Red Flags Programs under FACTA
- Representing, pro bono, a consumer in an automobile credit matter.
Presentations
- "Mobile Banking: How to Make it Work," Online Lenders Alliance, Colorado Springs, CO (October 2009)
- "Your Bank or Credit Union: Payday Lending and Small Dollar Loans", The FDIC Alliance for Economic Inclusion, Dallas Region (Sept. 2008)
- Street Law course presenter, 2008 & 2009
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Consumer Finance Committee
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Lawyers Association Advisory Council, Stetson University College of Law
- Tennessee Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
Honors
- Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers (Mid-South Rising Stars, 2009; Banking)
Publications
- Co-authored "Anything You Say Will Be Used Against You" Online Banking Report, Number 156/157 (9/15/08)
- Co-authored "Mobile Banking Legal Considerations" Online Banking Report, Number 163/164 (3/11/09)
- Co-authored "When is a cheque not a cheque?" Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, Vol. 3, No. 2, April 2009
