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Agency Actions Show Shared Focus On Digital Ad Tactics

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Coordinated actions taken by federal regulators and enforcement agencies over the last year have demonstrated a new focus on assailing two distinct practices in digital advertising: the use of algorithms for targeting...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 21, 2022)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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CFPB Enters Consent Order with Seattle-Based Payday Lender

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On December 16, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it entered into a consent order relating to a Seattle-based payday lender and check-cashing company’s allegedly deceptive online...more

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CFPB enters into consent order with lender to settle claims alleging deceptive advertising and collection letters, unauthorized...

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The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with Moneytree, Inc. to settle allegations that the company engaged in deceptive advertising, sent consumers deceptive collection letters, and did not obtain written...more

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Latest Blow To Payday Lenders: Google Ban

Joining the ranks of guns, drugs, and illegal activities, payday loan advertisements are no longer allowed on Google. What happened - "When reviewing our policies, research has shown that these loans can result in...more

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Google To Ban Payday Loan Advertisements

Google announced on May 11 that effective on July 13, 2016 it will ban all payday loan advertisements from its site. Google was responding to concerns raised by consumer advocates who argued that the lending practice...more

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The Five Stages of Online Lead Generation

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On October 30, the FTC presented a workshop on lead generation entitled Follow the Lead. Online lead generation is an area receiving increased regulatory scrutiny by the FTC and other regulators, including the CFPB. Over the...more

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EXPECT FOCUS: Onboard Technology, NAIC Cybersecurity, DOL, ACA Litigation, SEC Regulation (Vol. III, Summer 2015)

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In This Issue: IN THE SPOTLIGHT - - Your Data Breach Collided With My Personal Injury Coverage LIFE INSURANCE - - Phantom Injury Dooms “Shadow Insurance” Case - Latest NAIC Cybersecurity News ...more

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FTC Director Rich: Greater Transparency Needed in Post-Mad Men Era of Online Advertising

The world of the popular television show Mad Men may be glamorous, but according to the Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Jessica Rich, it depicts more fiction than fact about modern...more

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