Andrea J. Shaw

Partner

Portland, ME

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Andrea.Shaw@Practus.com

(207) 512-2683

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What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander!

Legal Insights

APR 11, 2022

What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander!
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UDAAP as a Tool to Prevent Discrimination in Non-Lending Transactions

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APR 06, 2022

UDAAP as a Tool to Prevent Discrimination in Non-Lending Transactions
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Practus Pointer: OCC Banks Have Until April 1 to Revise CRA Public Notice & File

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MAR 23, 2022

Practus Pointer: OCC Banks Have Until April 1 to Revise CRA Public Notice & File
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PRESS

NASDAQ Trade Talks

Maine Biz: Why your Company Needs a Privacy Policy

Hot Topics in Fair Lending

An Overview of the Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 Final Rules

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Andrea started her career as an enforcement attorney for a state banking/consumer finance regulatory agency and held various positions including Compliance Officer, CRA Officer and Corporate Secretary while she was there. She was also s a Shareholder with Bernstein Shur and Senior Counsel to the credit card and merchant solutions team and head of legal fair lending for a top 10 bank.

Andrea’s areas of expertise include:

Bank Regulatory/Compliance, Consumer Finance, E-Signature, Data Privacy, Equine law

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Helped a top 10 bank launch multiple consumer and small business credit cards

Represented the selling institution on a bank merger transaction

Assisted clients with response to data breach

TALKS/SEMINARS

Maine Bankers Association
New Hampshire Bankers Association
Massachusetts Bankers Association

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

American Bankers Association, Independent Community Bankers Association, Maine State Bar Association (Chair of Consumer and Financial Institutions Section 2020, Vice Chair 2019)