In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the March 2026 webinar....more
3/26/2026
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appellate Courts ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Car Dealerships ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
COPPA ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rental Property ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the February 2026 webinar....more
2/27/2026
/ Brokers ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Data Brokers ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Investigations ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
SCOTUS ,
State Attorneys General ,
VPPA ,
Warning Letters
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the January 2026 webinar....more
2/4/2026
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Connected Cars ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Do Not Call List ,
Earned Wage Access ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Payment Processors ,
Popular ,
Regulation M ,
Regulation Z ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Robocalling
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws....more
2/2/2026
/ Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Disparate Impact ,
ECOA ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Machine Learning ,
Military Lending Act ,
Military Service Members ,
Redlining ,
Regulation B ,
Rescission ,
Settlement
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to privacy and data security. Despite the shift of regulatory activity and attention to the states in recent years, federal regulators have...more
1/26/2026
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Safeguards Rule
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for 2025 applicable to business transactions....more
1/22/2026
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Deregulation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Guidance Documents ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rescission ,
Section 1071 ,
Trump Administration
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to Payments....more
1/21/2026
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
Money Transfer ,
Payment Systems ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Regulation E ,
Remittance Transfer Rule ,
Trump Administration ,
Wal-Mart
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to student lending....more
1/21/2026
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Guidance Documents ,
Licensing Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Student Loans
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to Mortgage....more
1/15/2026
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
HMDA ,
Kickbacks ,
Manufactured Housing ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Redlining ,
Regulation Z ,
RESPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to fintech. Although we can identify numerous developments in the space in 2025, the most prominent development is the "all systems go"...more
1/14/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bots ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Earned Wage Access ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Popular ,
Regulation E
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to banking....more
1/8/2026
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
ECOA ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
FinTech ,
Fintech Charter ,
Open Banking ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Personal Data ,
Regulation E ,
Savings Accounts ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Truth in Savings Act
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for 2025 applicable to automatic renewal, click to cancel, lease to own, and subscription transactions. The CFPB spent 2025 walking back much of the guidance and actions...more
1/8/2026
/ Automatic Renewals ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Deregulation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Negative Option Rule ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Reform ,
ROSCA ,
Subscription Services ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for 2025 applicable to the auto finance industry....more
1/6/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Car Dealerships ,
CARS Rule ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Loan Companies ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Credit Reports ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Loan Servicer ,
Loans ,
Military Service Members ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the December 2025 webinar....more
12/30/2025
/ Annual Reports ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Breach ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Negative Option Rule ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Subscription Services
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the November 2025 webinar....more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the October 2025 webinar....more
10/17/2025
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
California ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Final Rules ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Section 1071 ,
State Attorneys General
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the September 2025 webinar....more
9/29/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Chapter 11 ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Restructuring ,
ROSCA
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the August 2025 webinar....more
8/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Collection ,
Debt Relief ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Disparate Impact ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FTC Commissioners ,
Layoffs ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Section 1071 ,
Subscription Services
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the July 2025 webinar....more
7/31/2025
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Deregulation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Government Investigations ,
Inspector General ,
Lenders ,
Medical Debt ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agencies
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2025 webinar....more
6/26/2025
/ Car Dealerships ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collection ,
Deregulation ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reduction of Force
Please join Eric Johnson, Justin Hosie, and Kristen Yarows as they recap recent consumer financial services activities including the CFPB resuming its redress to consumers of a sales-training company, the City of Baltimore...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2025 webinar....more
6/10/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Cancellation Rights ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation E ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rescission ,
Subscription Services ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On March 31, Service Oklahoma issued a bulletin notifying motor vehicle dealers of updates to the state's electronic lien and title (ELT) system. Service Oklahoma is a division of the Oklahoma Office of Management and...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the April 2025 webinar....more
4/22/2025
/ Automotive Loans ,
Banking Sector ,
Congressional Committees ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
HMDA ,
Money Transfer ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Payday Loans ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Small Business Loans
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the March 2025 webinar....more
3/31/2025
/ Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Brokers ,
Debt Collection ,
Medical Debt ,
Pending Litigation ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Attorneys General ,
Stop Work Orders ,
Trump Administration