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Executive Order 14331: Navigating the New Era of Fair Banking — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Future of Bank-Fintech Collaborations in Digital Finance — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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State Law Roundup: A Focus on Connecticut and Oregon — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Understanding State Licensing for Nonbank Providers — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The 1033 Shake-Up: CFPB's New Rulemaking Adventure — The Consumer Finance Podcast
New York's FAIR Act: A Game-Changer for Regulatory Enforcement and Litigation — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
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New York's FAIR Act: A Game-Changer for Regulatory Enforcement and Litigation — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Navigating the Complexities of Credit Card Rewards Programs — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Larger Participant Rule: A New Route for Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
New Jersey Attorney General Platkin entered into a $2.8 million settlement with a Florida-based realty company over a product the company described as a "Homeowner Benefit Agreement" or "HBA." ...more
New enforcement sweep on cookie banners, conducted by Netherlands privacy regulator, shows both EU and US companies that the need to prioritize website tracking hygiene and transparency. In Europe: Netherlands privacy...more
By the end of November, Character.AI will stop letting anyone under 18 chat freely with its bots. No more late-night conversations with virtual friends, no more two-hour therapy sessions with imaginary Freud. The company says...more
On October 20, a coalition of 21 state attorneys general (AG), led by Iowa AG Brenna Bird, submitted a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce in response to her February statement...more
California once again sets the pace in consumer privacy and digital-platform regulation with the enactment of Assembly Bill 656 (“AB 656” or the “Act”), detailing new obligations for large social-media platforms to facilitate...more
The Consortium of state privacy regulators just got stronger. On October 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that Minnesota and New Hampshire have officially joined the Consortium of Privacy Regulators,...more
On November 6, 2025, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the “Better Food Disclosure Act of 2025”, also known as the “Better FDA Act of 2025” (S. 3122) which would reform the Generally Recognized as Safe (“GRAS”) legal...more
In Brown v. Old Navy, LLC, 567 P.3d 38 (Wash. 2025), the Washington Supreme Court recently interpreted the state’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act to prohibit any false or misleading information in the subject line of a...more
Financial inclusion remains a particular area of focus for both the FCA and the government, and on 5 November 2025 HM Treasury (HMT) published its awaited Financial Inclusion Strategy....more
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso break down recent state-law developments affecting auto dealers and finance companies in California and Massachusetts. The...more
On October 31, 2025, the Office of the Texas Attorney General announced the execution of a $1.375 billion settlement agreement with Google regarding privacy claims originating from two lawsuits filed by Texas against Google...more
FTC Alleges LA Fitness Employs Unfair Practices to Obstruct Membership Cancellations - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a lawsuit alleging LA Fitness that the nationwide chain of gyms violated the FTC Act...more
On October 24, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed a lawsuit alleging promotional text messages sent to a consumer’s phone violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The...more
On November 3, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida denied a motion to enjoin a final rule issued by the CFPB that applies TILA protections and other federal regulations to residential PACE financing....more
Recent bipartisan privacy and online safety initiatives reflect growing concern over youth mental health, online exploitation, and manipulative digital design. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team outlines how companies...more
On October 31, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced a $2.8 million settlement with a real estate company. The settlement resolved claims that the company and its principals violated the Garden State’s...more
In Antitrust analysis in the United States, the Small but Significant Non-Transitory Increase in Price (“SSNIP”) test is often a key component of market definition analysis, whether performed quantitatively or qualitatively. ...more
Three years after two Georgia Tech cybersecurity officials filed suit claiming the institution had fabricated scores submitted to the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding its safeguards for federal research projects, the...more
After half a decade of development and review, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will implement contracting regulations, effective November 10, 2025, making the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program a...more
On October 9, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") and the European Commission issued (for public consultation) joint guidelines clarifying how the EU’s Digital Markets Act ("DMA") and General Data Protection...more
On October 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the lower court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of a law firm in a case alleging violations of the FDCPA related to collection efforts on a used car...more
On October 10, 2025, Italy became the first EU member state to enact comprehensive national AI legislation when Law No. 132/2025 entered into force. The law establishes governance structures, sector-specific rules, and...more
Work to find and stop methane emissions is getting a $100-million boost, with an investment aimed at expanding satellite monitoring and helping countries adopt policies to rein in releases of the potent greenhouse gas....more
On October 30, the California DFPI announced a consent order with a digital asset kiosk operator, resolving findings that the company violated several provisions of the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL)....more
On October 30, the attorney general of Pennsylvania announced a settlement agreement with a seller of collectible merchandise alleged to have violated the state’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law....more
