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FTC Extends Deadline for Compliance With Safeguards Rule

The deadline for complying with certain provisions of the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Safeguards Rule) has been extended to June 9, 2023. As we previously posted, on January 10, the Federal Trade...more

More Privacy, Please - November 2022

Editor’s Note: The California Privacy Protection Agency released amendments to its draft regulations, and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau contemplates rulemaking on sharing financial data. In U.S. litigation, the first...more

Privacy and Data Security Update - The Consumer Finance Podcast [Audio]

Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues Ron Raether and Kim Phan, partners in our Privacy + Cyber Practice Group, as they discuss recent privacy and data security updates in the...more

Proposed Legislation Would Allow Furnishing Utility and Phone Bills to Credit Reporting Agencies

On September 26, Representative French Hill (R-AR) introduced new legislation, H.R. 8985, also known as the Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2022, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act and allow payment information for...more

More Privacy, Please - September 2022

Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, the California attorney general announced the first-ever CCPA settlement, the California Privacy Protection Agency raised objections to the ADPPA, and the FTC announced...more

Keeping Up With the Bureau Episode 2: FCRA Preemption Issues, Infringing State Laws, and the CFPB's Position [Audio]

Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Kim Phan and her guests and colleagues Alan Wingfield and David Anthony in the second episode of a special four-part series on recent developments with the Consumer Financial...more

CCPA/CPRA Will Apply to Employee AND B2B Data — Five Steps to Prepare for the January 1, 2023 Effective Date

Exemption Extensions Failed. On August 31, California's legislature ended its 2022 session without adopting legislation to extend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) employee and business-to-business (B2B) personal...more

Not So Pretty: Top Takeaways From First CCPA Settlement With Sephora and Updated Enforcement Case Examples

With the notice and cure set to expire on January 1, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG) provided a glimpse at what to expect with its first settlement of alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy...more

Recent Developments in ADA Website Accessibility Compliance - The Consumer Finance Podcast [Audio]

Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and fellow Partners Lori Sommerfield and Kim Phan, along with special guest Matt Ater from Vispero, as they discuss recent developments in website accessibility...more

New York Department of Financial Services Proposes Amendments to Its Cybersecurity Regulation

On July 29, New York State’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released draft amendments (Draft Amendments) to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Regulation for financial service companies that, among others things: (1)...more

CFPB Turns Its Attention to Data Security

On August 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a circular, answering the question “Can entities violate the prohibition on unfair acts or practices in the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) when...more

More Privacy, Please - August 2022

Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, federal lawmakers continued to push the American Data Privacy and Protection Act forward, and the FTC pledged to enforce the law against the illegal use of highly...more

Simplifying a Complicated Process — Four Steps to Comply with China’s PIPL New Security Assessment Requirements for Cross-Border...

Background on the PIPL Security Assessment. On July 7, China’s top regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), released the final version of the Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports (Security...more

CFPB Analyzes Potential Impact of Changes in Medical Debt Credit Reporting

On March 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report highlighting the effect of medical collections on consumer credit reports. The CFPB found that medical collections tradelines appeared on 43...more

According to Banking Industry Groups, CFPB Should Supervise Data Aggregators

Eight national banking trade groups — the American Bankers Association, Consumer Bankers Association, Credit Union National Association, Housing Policy Council, Independent Community Bankers of America, National Association...more

Proposed New Data Security Rules Could Prove Duplicative, Forcing Banks to Turn Over Dangerous Amounts of Secured Data

An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the House in July would create a “systemically important entity” designation, applying new regulations and offering priority aid to certain critical...more

More Privacy, Please - July 2022

Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, federal lawmakers formally introduced bipartisan comprehensive federal privacy legislation titled, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Meanwhile, California...more

Troutman Pepper’s Fintech Capabilities and Trending Issues Impacting Fintech Companies - The Consumer Finance Podcast [Audio]

Please join Troutman Pepper Partners Kim Phan and James Kim as they discuss the firm’s expanded capabilities in the fintech world, recent compliance issues for fintech companies, the CFPB’s dormant authority to supervise...more

California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes Draft Rules

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) established the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), and requires the CPPA to adopt, amend, and rescind regulations on 22 topics — including, among other things, definitions,...more

CFPB Probes ‘Suppressed’ Credit Card Payment Reporting

On May 25, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a blog post, examining what it describes as the “practice of suppressing payment data.”...more

CPRA Series: Part Three – Notice and Disclosure Obligations

As we explained in an earlier installment, most privacy law derive from the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs). The FIPPs provide, in part, that consumers should be given notice of how their information will be used...more

Alvaro Bedoya Confirmed as Third Democrat at FTC

On May 11, the Senate voted 51-50 to confirm Alvaro Bedoya as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requiring Vice President Kamala Harris to cast the tie-breaking vote. Bedoya gives Democrats a 3-2 majority at the...more

Connecticut Legislature Passes Comprehensive Privacy Legislation, Awaiting Governor’s Signature

On April 28, the Connecticut House passed Senate Bill 6, an act concerning personal data privacy and online monitoring (SB 6 or Connecticut Act). The Senate unanimously passed SB 6 on April 20, and is now currently under...more

A Fresh “Face” of Privacy: 2022 Biometric Laws

Q: What states have biometric laws and what does this mean for my company? ...more

A Fresh "Face" of Privacy: 2022 Biometric Laws

Introduction: Biometric Laws in 2022 - In the first quarter of 2022 alone, no fewer than seven states have introduced biometric laws — California, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New York — generally...more

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