Podcast - Ohio State Senator Has a Bone to Pick with Court Ruling on Boneless Wings
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Have State-Chartered, FDIC-Insured Banks Finally Achieved Interstate Usury Parity with National Banks?
CFPB's Focus on Student Loan Servicing: Insights from the Office of Servicemember Affairs Report — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Enhancing Compliance: The Power of Independent Monitorships in Consumer Protection — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
FTC and CFPB Focus on Medical, Rental Debt Collection Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
Exploring the CFPB's Stance on AI in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
The Privacy Insider Podcast Ep. 7: David, Goliath, and Data Privacy Part II: Max Schrems
Breaking Down Credit Reporting With Credit Builders Alliance — FCRA Focus Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine – Part II
The CFPB's Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending — Crossover Episode With Moving the Metal Podcast — The Consumer Finance Podcast
FTC Challenges H&R Block's Marketing and Data Practices
Investigation Tag Team: The FTC and the State of Arizona — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
When AI Meets PI: Assessing and Governing AI from a Privacy Perspective
Why Retailers and Merchants Should Pay Attention to the CFPB - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine – Part I
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Cantero Opinion: The Supreme Court Leaves National Bank Preemption in Limbo
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
No Password Required: USF Cybercrime Professor, Former Federal Agent, and Vintage Computer Archivist
Most businesses are aware of historical restrictions or limitations on selling personal information to third parties for monetary consideration. Perhaps less familiar are recent state laws giving consumers the right to tell...more
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation (No. 23-1226) to address whether the Hobbs Act requires district courts to follow the FCC’s interpretation that the TCPA...more
The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator updated its Powers and Procedures Guidance to reflect recent developments in its processes and structure. The guidance explains: (i) the PSR's role and its ways of working; (ii) the...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
Recently, the Committee on Finance of the New York City Council held a hearing to discuss the City’s ongoing enforcement efforts targeting unlicensed retailers selling cannabis and other similarly regulated products through...more
In a recent decision from the Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. denied class certification of a proposed class of paid Univision NOW subscribers who assert that Univision NOW’s use of the...more
On October 1, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion regarding medical debt collection practices and debt collectors’ obligations under the FDCPA and Regulation F. The advisory opinion identified practices for which debt...more
California has become the first state in the nation to pass an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law making producers of apparel and textiles responsible for the full lifecycle of those products....more
On September 18, the FHFA issued a second proposed rule to amend its Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP) regulation, following a review of comments on the initial proposal (covered by InfoBytes here). The SCP requires...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued last month an in-depth report on check fraud stemming from mail theft (“Report”). This is a pernicious and expanding problem. The Report follows upon a joint alert...more
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB 3030, a California bill intended to regulate the use of generative AI by health care facilities in the state. This is some of what we are discussing with our healthcare clients: Who...more
On September 25, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu delivered remarks at the “Inclusive Finance for Development: 15 Years of Impact” event hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for...more
The Texas Attorney General’s (AG) office announced its first enforcement action under a new children’s and teens’ state privacy law that went into effect a mere month ago. Texas’ Securing Children Online Through Parental...more
On October 20, 2024, several significant consumer protection laws will go into effect, directly affecting healthcare providers throughout New York State. Introduced through the FY 2025 Executive Budget, these new laws reshape...more
On September 30, 2024, Judge Karen M. Williams of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed with prejudice a complaint, lodged by a putative class of consumers, that alleged various...more
On October 1, Montana became the newest state with a comprehensive data privacy law, the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act. Application The MCDPA applies to any persons who conduct business in Montana or produce products or...more
On October 4, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation. This case will address a critical question that has been a point of contention among various...more
On September 30, Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC was hit with a lawsuit in California superior court concerning its Carefree brand of menstrual liners. The plaintiff, an environmental group called Ecological Alliance, LLC,...more
What consumers can do to reduce environmental health threats all around us - It’s a paradox of modern life: We want more and more stuff, and we want to get all of it faster, cheaper, more conveniently. And yet, does our...more
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has been aggressively pursuing civil enforcement actions. While criminal enforcement of antitrust laws has been depressed, DOJ has found success in pursuing civil and merger...more
The Second Circuit recently reversed a district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction in American Girl, LLC’s (“American Girl”) Lanham Act lawsuit against Chinese e-commerce company Zembrka. The Second Circuit...more
Saying that reverse redlining is a form of discrimination, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has refused to dismiss a discrimination case alleging that Texas developer Colony Ridge specifically...more
On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined the shortage of the tirzepatide injection, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) medication, has been “resolved”. The tirzepatide injection had appeared...more
During the final days of the California legislative session, which ended on August 31, 2024, the California legislature passed several privacy bills, described below, that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
The United States Department of Justice (“USDOJ”) on behalf of the United States and Legacy Builders/Developers Corp. (“Legacy”) entered into an August 23rd Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Lead...more
