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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NY AG Releases Website Privacy Guides for Businesses and Consumers

New York Attorney General Letitia James recently released guidance for businesses and consumers about website tracking technologies. The consumer guide provided examples of common cookies, tracking technologies, and how...more

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FTC Warns Trade Associations and Influencers of Not-So-Sweet Penalties for Failing to Sufficiently Disclose Sponsorship of...

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Social media and influencer marketing is now critical for business promotion. However, organizations and influencers that misrepresent, fail to disclose, or include inadequate disclosures regarding their sponsorship or...more

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New Legal Challenge Emerges to FDIC’s Supervisory Guidance on Re-presentment and Non-Sufficient Funds Fees

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When following supervisory scrutiny of fees charged to bank customers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) activities are often the focus. The Minnesota Bankers Association and Lake Central Bank of Minnesota,...more

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CFPB Warns Banks that Unilaterally Opening Closed Bank Accounts Could Be a Federal Law Violation

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On Monday May 10, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) released a circular regarding the Bureau’s newest guidance that if a “financial institution unilaterally reopens [deposit] accounts to...more

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Overdraft Protection Programs: Risk Management Practices

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Regulatory Developments - Overdraft Protection Programs: Risk Management Practices - On April 26, the OCC issued guidance in OCC Bulletin 2013-12, “Overdraft Protection Programs: Risk Management Practices,” to...more

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OCC and FDIC Provide Supervisory Guidance on Certain Overdraft Practices

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) provided supervisory guidance this week on certain overdraft practices. Of particular...more

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FTC Warns Companies of the Potentially Deceptive Uses of AI Tools

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On March 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a blog post advising companies to consider the potentially deceptive or unfair use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate synthetic media. The FTC...more

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CFPB Publishes New Policy Statement on Abusive Acts and Practices

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On April 3, 2023, the CFPB published a new official statement of policy on the authority that Congress passed in the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (“CFPA”), codified at 12 U.S.C. § 5536(a)(1)(B), banning “abusive...more

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Federal Trade Commission's Glass Door into the (Made in) USA

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has increasingly prosecuted more deceptive U.S. origin claims under Section 5 of the FTC Act since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the previous decade. This uptick in...more

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Banks Should Prepare for CFPB Inquiries in Regards to Overdraft Practices and Fees

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In September 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order against a large national bank for charging unfair and abusive overdraft fees. In support of its action, the Bureau noted that...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Claims Broader Section 5 Powers in New Policy Statement; Provides Limited Practical Guidance

On November 10, 2022, the FTC issued a Policy Statement Regarding the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act that revisited the Commission’s decades-long enforcement...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Antitrust Insight: FTC Policy Statement Re Section 5

On November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its long-anticipated Policy Statement Regarding the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“Policy...more

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FTC’s New Section 5 Policy Statement Signals Significant Expansion of the Agency’s Enforcement Authority

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Summary - The FTC last week signaled an expansion of its enforcement ability under Section 5 of the FTC Act. Section 5 prohibits “unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce.” ...more

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FTC Announces Expanded Enforcement Authority

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Late last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued formal guidance regarding the scope of its enforcement authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act. This guidance previews a material expansion of the FTC’s enforcement...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB Alive and Kicking – Issues New Guidance to Eliminate "Junk Fees" with Banks and Fintechs in its Cross Hairs

Despite a recent Fifth Circuit decision that found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) funding structure unconstitutional in a years-long series of attacks to undermine the constitutionality of the agency, the...more

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CFPB’s October 26, 2022 Circular Clarifies Surprise Overdraft Fees Trigger Liability under the Consumer Financial Protection Act...

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On October 26, 2022 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”)  published Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-06. Circular 2022-06 asserts that the imposition of overdraft fees upon consumers by financial...more

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FTC Issues New Dark Pattern Guidance

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On September 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report on dark patterns (the, “Report”) that identifies the types of misleading and manipulative interface practices that the agency believes can harm...more

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Deceptive and Unfair - Multiple NSF Fees on Representments of the Same Transaction

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In guidance issued recently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) advised that charging multiple non-sufficient funds (“NSF”) fees constitute “violations of law” when customer disclosures do not fully and...more

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Video Games, AI, and …the Law?

Video games have come a long way. They have morphed from simulated games of ping pong to today’s fully-immersive virtual reality games that leverage biometrics and artificial intelligence (AI)...more

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Online Retailer Settles with FTC over Allegations of Hiding Negative Reviews

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On March 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final administrative complaint and decision and order that finalizes a settlement with a California online fashion retailer to settle allegations that the...more

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FTC Issues Guidance on Use of Consumer Reviews: Brands, Platforms and Comparison Websites Are in the Hot Seat

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The use of consumer reviews as a marketing strategy has grown exponentially in recent years, and brands have become increasingly reliant on consumer reviews as a marketing strategy to drive consumer purchase behavior. In...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

On Notice: Disclosing Unexpected Material Connections in Advertising

In this final installment of our “On Notice” series about the FTC’s Notice of Penalty Offenses Concerning Endorsements, we discuss when and how to properly disclose the existence of a material connection between an advertiser...more

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Fair Lending Focus: CFPB Issues Statement on Serving Consumers with Limited English Proficiency

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) on January 13 issued a Statement Regarding the Provision of Financial Products and Services to Consumers with Limited English Proficiency (Statement) ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New UDAAP Guidance Is Relevant to OCC-Regulated and Nonregulated Institutions Alike

In late June 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a new booklet on “Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices” (the UDAAP booklet), setting forth a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. Sanctions Compliance Guidance Released for the Global Maritime, Energy and Metals Sectors

- On May 14, 2020, OFAC, the Department of State and the U.S. Coast Guard jointly released guidance for persons involved in the maritime industry regarding common deceptive shipping practices used to subvert U.S. and United...more

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