Practice Focus

Automotive and Personal Property Finance and Leasing
Business Funding
Government Investigations, Examinations and Enforcement
August 29, 2024

CFPB Issues Consent Order Related to Bank’s Duplicative Force-Placed Insurance Policies

Frank Bishop, Jr.
June 30, 2022

CFPB Director Announces Focus on “Reigning in Repeat Offenders”

Frank Bishop, Jr.
April 29, 2022

CFPB Seeks Information on “Junk Fees” Charged by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services

Frank Bishop, Jr.
November 30, 2021

DOJ Settles Lawsuit Alleging Violation of Motor Vehicle Lease Termination Protections under the SCRA

Frank Bishop, Jr.
October 26, 2021

Recent Settlement with Massachusetts AG Addresses Compliance Emphasis on Collection Calls, Repossession Notices, and Service Contract Sales

Frank Bishop, Jr.
April 26, 2021

Indiana AG to Used Car Dealers: Do Not Pose as a Private Seller on Craigslist (or Elsewhere)!

Frank Bishop, Jr.
April 02, 2021

What You Say May Undo What You Do

Frank Bishop, Jr.

Education

  • Maine School of Law, J.D., cum laude, May 2007
  • University of Maine, M.A., English, December 2001
  • Colgate University, B.A., Philosophy, May 1997

Admissions

  • Maine, 2007
  • Massachusetts, 2008
  • New Hampshire, 2015
Professional Affiliations & Certifications

Board of Governors, Maine State Bar Association, 2012 to present; Vice President 2020; President-elect 2021; President 2022

Board of Directors, Maine School of Law Foundation, 2014 to present; Vice President 2021 to present

Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee

Member, Maine Bar Association, Consumer and Financial Institutions Law Section

Publications
  • “CFPB Director Announces Focus on ‘Reigning in Repeat Offenders’,” Hudson Cook Insights, June 2022
  • “CFPB Seeks Information on ‘Junk Fees’ Charged by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services,” Hudson Cook Insights, April 2022
  • “Recent Settlement with Massachusetts AG Addresses Compliance Emphasis on Collection Calls, Repossession Notices, and Service Contract Sales,” Hudson Cook Insights, October 2021
  • “Indiana AG to Used Car Dealers: Do Not Pose as a Private Seller on Craigslist (or Elsewhere)!,” Spot Delivery, April 2021
  • “What You Say May Undo What You Do,” Dealer Compliance Today, April 2021
  • “Open-End Credit Disclosures,” Chapter 7, 2013 updates, Truth-in-Lending, American Bar Association, edited by Alvin C. Harrell
  • “Summary of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010,” Chapter 16, Truth-in-Lending, American Bar Association, edited by Alvin C. Harrell
  • Summary of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010,” Conference on Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, Winter 2010