On August 28, the CFPB issued a Consumer Advisory warning that it believes video game companies are targeting children for monetary gain. With 45.7 million U.S. children engaged in video gameplay, the agency is concerned...more
FCC Requests Comment on Proposed Rules Regarding Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination: In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks...more
On January 25, 2024, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Consumer Advocacy and Protection (CAP) Act, which would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to increase the maximum civil penalty for a single...more
Reinstatement of Consumer Advisory Committee - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel recently announced the Commission's decision to reboot the Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC). The...more
On July 20, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Banking (the “Department”) issued a Consumer and Industry Advisory on Money Transmission (the “Advisory”). The Advisory provides general guidance on what types of activities and...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been contemplating data, algorithms, and machine learning for years. In 2017, as part of a field hearing on alternative data, the CFPB issued a request for information in...more
Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that it is seeking applications for membership on its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic...more
It's been four weeks since the comment period closed on the CFPB's proposed debt collection rule - just enough time to look back with some perspective on the comments submitted and assess how the CFPB may move forward. The...more
In June 2018, the CFPB announced that it planned to reconstitute three of its advisory groups, the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), the Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), and the Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and...more
The CFPB has published a post blog indicating that it plans to reconstitute three of its advisory groups: the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), the Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), and the Credit Union Advisory Council...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing two public subcommittee meetings of its Consumer Advisory Board that will take place by conference call. ...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing two public subcommittee meetings of its Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) that will take place by conference call....more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that a meeting of its Consumer Advisory Board will be held in Tampa, Florida on November 2, 2017....more
The CFPB has announced the following new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Academic Research Council, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council. New members to the Consumer Advisory Board and...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that a meeting of its Consumer Advisory Board will be held on March 2, 2017. The notice indicates that the Board will discuss the consumer credit information...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that it is seeking applications from persons interested in becoming members of its Consumer Advisory Board (Board), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), or...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that a meeting of its Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) will be held on October 27, 2016. The notice indicates that the CAB will discuss student loan...more
The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. In January 2016, the CFPB published a...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register indicating that it will hold a meeting of its Consumer Advisory Board on June 9, 2016 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The topics to be discussed at the meeting are “an auto...more
On November 3, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) issued consumer disclosure recommendations that–subject to bureau-level review and approval–will enable...more
The CFPB has announced that its Consumer Advisory Board will meet on October 22, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The meeting, at which Director Cordray is scheduled to give opening remarks, will include a discussion of arbitration,...more
On September 18, 2015, the CFPB announced that it was appointing new members to the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and the Credit Union Advisory Council. These three bodies advise CFPB leadership on...more
The CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council. New members to the Consumer Advisory Board will serve three-year terms and...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that it is seeking applications from persons interested in becoming members of its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, or Credit Union...more