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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Post-Election Insights: Impacts on the Banking and Consumer Financial Services Industry
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Fintech Focus Podcast | Reconciling AI With Fair Lending and Consumer Protection
Navigating New York City's New Debt Collection Rules — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: An Empirical Study of Boilerplate in Consumer Contracts
The Election's Impact on the FTC Will Bring Big Changes, But Being Vigilant Must Remain a Priority
Unlock Privacy ROI: Why Making Cross-Functional Allies is Key
How to NOT Be Considered a CRA — FCRA Focus Podcast
Navigating the NYDFS' Cybersecurity Guidance on AI — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Congress Create a New Federal Charter for Non-Bank Payments Companies?
The CFPB Highlights Alleged Deceptive Debt Collection Practices
CFPB's Supervisory Highlights on Auto-Finance and Auto-Servicing — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Navigating the Dark Side of Crypto: Crime, Compliance, and Consumer Protection – The Crypto Exchange Podcast
CFPB’s Supervisory Highlights on Auto-Finance and Auto-Servicing — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: CFPB’s Proposed Mortgage Servicing Rule Amendments: Understanding the Impact on Loss Mitigation, Foreclosure, and Language Access
Emerging Trends in Consumer Protection: A Conversation With NAAG’s Kate Donoven - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Breaking Granite: Understanding New Amendments to the New Hampshire Retail Installment Sales Act — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: State Fair Access and Debanking Laws Bring Country’s Political and Cultural Divisions to the Fore
Introducing Heryka Knoespel: A New Partner at Troutman Pepper — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced a proposed new rule that all data brokers be regulated under the 1970 Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a federal law that protects the use and privacy of credit...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On August 7, in Frazier v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment to defendant Equifax, a consumer credit...more
In an open letter published on September 3, 2024, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Commissioners Peter Feldman and Douglas Dziak called for an investigation into foreign-owned e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu to...more
As generative AI technology becomes increasingly integrated into the legal profession, in-house counsel face a range of new considerations. From ensuring confidentiality to achieving cost-effective workflows, both the risk...more
As an attorney working in cybersecurity, I have seen the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionize industries, while also introducing new legal challenges. AI is transforming how businesses operate, but it’s...more
California is making waves with its new AI law, Assembly Bill 2013 (AB 2013), set to take effect in 2026. This groundbreaking legislation (again) puts the state at the forefront of tech regulation by tackling one of AI's...more
On November 22, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and opened the formal comment period for its proposed regulations on updates to existing California Consumer...more
In the latest episode of Payments Pros, hosts Keith Barnett and Carlin McCrory discuss a significant Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) enforcement action against Global Tel Link Corporation (GTL), issued on November...more
On November 22, 2024, the Ontario Ministry of Finance announced that it is proceeding with a plan announced in Ontario’s 2024 Budget that will give the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) the power to initiate a...more
Background. In October 2023, a federal jury in Missouri found that the National Association of Realtors (the “NAR”), along with several brokerages, conspired to inflate realtors’ commissions....more
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule, referred to as the “Click to Cancel” rule, which is intended to make it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions and memberships....more
The United Kingdom’s (UK’s) Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the Act) expands the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) jurisdiction in merger control, regulates major tech platforms with “strategic...more
The holiday season marks the busiest time of the year for retailers. Filled with holiday cheer, many shoppers look forward to availing themselves of ever-enticing holiday deals. To fully capitalize on the most wonderful...more
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance in the form of FAQs on its recently finalized Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (the "Rule"), which Rule took effect on October 21,...more
In an interesting political twist, the difference in approaches to antitrust enforcement between Democrat and Republican Administrations has been narrowing. It used to be that the difference in party control of the Antitrust...more
On Nov. 13, 2024, in Gregg v. Central Transport LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed that Public Act 103-0769 (previously Senate Bill 2979), which amends Illinois’ Biometric Information...more
Le 16 novembre 2024, le ministère des Finances a publié le projet de Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur le régime de protection des consommateurs en matière financière (le « projet de règlement ») et a lancé une période de...more
In honor of Computer Security Day (which was Saturday), we have a quiz designed to test your grasp of key laws, regulations, and best practices that keep your personal, financial, and sensitive information safe....more
In February 2024, a group representing (among others) the Johnson & Johnson Group Health Plan and its component plans (Plaintiffs) sued Johnson & Johnson and The Pension & Benefits Committee of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) over...more
On Tuesday, November 26, the Minnesota Attorney General’s office (AG) announced it filed a consent order to resolve allegations that online lenders were charging interest on loans in excess of the amounts prescribed under...more
As our readers know, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) prohibits certain marketing communications, materials, and activities. With Medicare’s open enrollment period nearing an end, now is a good time to...more
The advertising, sale, and financing of products ancillary to a credit transaction have been areas of regulatory scrutiny for years. Likewise, the always crucial question of what constitutes a cost of credit to be included in...more
Public Comment Period Opens. The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) opened the public comment period on a long in the works update to the California Privacy Protection Act (“CCPA”) regulations. Concerned...more
How will President-elect Trump’s reelection impact the SEC’s enforcement priorities? We looked for clues from the first Trump Administration’s Enforcement program, and also from the agency’s current Republican Commissioners....more
