The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made several amendments to the prior Negative Option Rule (Rule) that alter how subscription- and membership-based businesses will need to operate. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes...more
10/31/2024
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Cancellation Rights ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Marketing ,
Misrepresentation ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Subscription Services ,
Terms and Conditions
A lengthy decision recently issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania by Shapiro v. Mariner Fin., LLC, No. CV 22-3253, 2024 WL 169654 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 12, 2024) (Hodge, J.), may...more
2/23/2024
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Banking Regulators ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Refinancing ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tenth Amendment
Holland & Knight hosted Dama Brown, the former Regional Director of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Southwest Region, for a webinar presentation on Aug. 11, 2021. During the interview, Holland & Knight Partner Anthony...more
8/25/2021
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Best Practices ,
Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Complaint Database ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Investigations ,
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UDAAP
Holland & Knight and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) hosted a half-day forum that featured government officials discussing hot-button issues in consumer protection regulation and enforcement. Speakers at the...more
10/28/2015
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Chamber of Commerce ,
CID ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Robocalling ,
Sharing Economy ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray rejected challenges to the CFPB's investigation powers and the Bureau's use of broadly worded civil investigative demands (CIDs). Director Cordray did so in...more