Biography
Paula Vigo Marqués helps clients navigate the complex laws and regulations that apply to the financial services industry, bringing her experience as both a certified public accountant and a certified fraud examiner to her practice.
Paula assists banks, credit unions, non-bank lenders, consumer reporting agencies, technology companies, and their vendors with regulatory compliance and transactional matters. She also counsels clients on a variety of financial services, consumer protection, and general business issues, including compliance with the Truth in Lending Act; Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act; Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; Fair Credit Reporting Act; Equal Credit Opportunity Act; and prohibitions on Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Acts and Practices.
Paula has notable experience guiding clients through a complex array of state licensing frameworks. She advises both publicly traded and newly formed companies on regulatory approval and licensing issues, including license application, maintenance, and renewals, as well as examinations.
In addition, Paula advises clients on M&A transactions by performing regulatory due diligence reviews, including analyzing impacts on existing or required regulatory approvals necessary to engage in licensable activity.
During law school, she served as an extern at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and as an intern at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
News & Views
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Ollie’s in Partnership with Sunbit to Offer Customers a New Credit Card
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Article
In the CFPB Playbook: Making Good on Bold Promises
Law360 -
Speaking Engagement
Legal Challenges for Online Lenders and Advertisers in a Rapidly Evolving Fair Lending Landscape
Online Lenders Alliance 2024 Legal Issues Conference -
Speaking Engagement
2023 OLA Compliance University
Online Lenders Alliance -
Event
Black History Month Easel Project: The Legacy of Howard University
Jennifer J. Daniels, Brett A. Snyder, Paula M. Vigo Marqués, Luke W. Meier
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Speaking Engagement
The Impact and Implications of CFPB’s New Registries
Online Lenders Alliance 2023 Legal Issues Conference -
Alert
Welcome to Internet and Mobile Marketing: HUD’s 1996 RESPA CLO Policy Statement Finally Refreshed
Financial Institutions Litigation and Regulatory Compliance ("FILARC") -
Alert
CFPB Looks to Expand Its Oversight of Nonbanks through Two Controversial New Registries
Financial Institutions Litigation and Regulatory Compliance ("FILARC") -
Press Release
Blank Rome Welcomes New Consumer Finance Associates in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Affiliations
Paula is a certified public accountant through the Maryland Board of Accountancy as well as a certified fraud examiner through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Credentials
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Education
- Boston University School of Law, JD
- University of Puerto Rico, BBA
- Spanish
