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Warning Letters and Warren Letters: What the Auto Finance Industry Needs to Know — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Before You Front the Funds: Benefits and Pitfalls of Earned Wage Access Tools — Hiring to Firing Podcast
TCPA Risk Reloaded: Why DNC and Consent Issues Are Fueling the Next Wave of Litigation — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Important CRA Lesson from OCC proposal for all Intermediate-Small and Large Banks
Year in Review and Look Ahead: Servicing and Collections in Flux – How States, Reg F, and Coerced Debt Laws Are Rewriting the Playbook — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Beyond the Buzzwords: Building Bank-Fintech Partnerships That Survive Exams — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Auto Finance Year in Review, Part 1: From FTC CARS Rule Collapse to a State-Led Patchwork — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
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Year in Review and Look Ahead Announcement — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Bridging the Gap between Cautious Buyers and Eager Sellers
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California DFPI's Next Target: Credit Reporting Industry — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The plaintiffs’ bar has been ramping up lawsuits for alleged violations of state and federal wiretapping laws (e.g., California CIPA, Florida SCA, Federal ECPA) for many months now. Historically, the main issue has been that...more
A consumer received an allegedly unwanted call from “Alex from Alibaba.” So he sued Alibaba. Alibaba’s literal response: it could have been any Alibaba, how do you know it was us?...more
During a panel at the IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit, privacy regulators offered candid insights into how they are enforcing privacy laws and laid breadcrumbs for building a compliance program that minimizes legal risks....more
At the end of March, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, along with the state’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, issued a press release regarding an...more
Le 12 mars 2026, le gouvernement du Manitoba a présenté le projet de loi 49, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les pratiques commerciales (le « projet de loi »). Ce projet de loi, qui a trait à l’utilisation croissante de la...more
Key Takeaways - The Washington Supreme Court recently ruled against a plaintiff’s claims that the originally listed price of an on-sale article of clothing was deceptive and constituted a “false discounting scheme.”...more
A new lawsuit filed in mid‑March 2026 by New York Attorney General Letitia James, joined by a bipartisan coalition of 12 other state attorneys general (AGs), challenges the sale of loan add‑ons and related refinancing...more
Following consultations published last year by His Majesty's Treasury (“HMT”), and also by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and the Financial Ombudsman Service (“FOS”) jointly, we now have some clarity as to how the...more
The Washington State Supreme Court has issued an important decision regarding the type of injury that a plaintiff must allege for a claim under the Washington Consumer Protection Act. In Montes v. Sparc Group LLC, the court...more
We have been notified about phishing emails that appear to be from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Please delete any such emails that you may receive....more
In this second installment of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast’s 2025 auto finance year in review, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso unpack three emerging risk hotspots: service member auto lending, changes to...more
A major telecommunications provider was subject to a landmark consumer class action that resulted in nearly $1 billion being recovered from more than 1,500 taxing jurisdictions nationwide. Filed on behalf of a class of nearly...more
For businesses across the globe, collecting consumer data plays an integral role in various strategies related to increasing a business’ value. For example, businesses that collect consumer data may use such data to engage in...more
Mayer Brown’s broad Financial Services practice has a long history of providing meaningful insights on how rapidly evolving environments for financial products may affect their business activities through both thought...more
Regulators at the 2026 IAPP Global Summit signaled a shift toward more coordinated, outcomes-based enforcement, with increased scrutiny of governance, operational execution, and accountability across privacy, cybersecurity,...more
In the year since the Washington Supreme Court opened the floodgates to subject line litigation, nearly 100 lawsuits have been filed in Washington State seeking rich statutory penalties for routine marketing subject lines,...more
The Parliament of India enacted the country’s first comprehensive data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (the DPDPA), on 11 August 2023. The DPDPA replaces India’s existing patchwork of data...more
On April 3, Kentucky enacted SB 158, a comprehensive statute governing products that offer benefits in connection with personal property, with a particular focus on add‑on products sold with vehicle finance and lease...more
The final report from the Risk Warnings Review was published. The report was commissioned by HM Treasury as part of the Leeds Reforms and sets out recommendations to improve the communication of investment risk to retail...more
On March 20, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 546, the Oklahoma Data Privacy Act, creating a broad state privacy framework that gives Oklahoma consumers new rights over how certain businesses collect, use, and...more
While recent court rulings have provided some clarity regarding the government’s authority over tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), significant uncertainty remains for companies...more
In a recent decision out of the Northern District of California, the court held that a website operator’s privacy policy, even one presented in a passive, browse wrap-style hyperlink, can defeat the delayed discovery doctrine...more
Advertising Claims Substantiation Objective advertising claims must be supported by prior substantiation. These claims—whether express or implied—generally concern measurable or otherwise verifiable attributes of a dietary...more
In an April 8 FTC Business Blog post, Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) Director Christopher Mufarrige underscored the importance of proactive and rigorous economic analysis in consumer protection investigations where the...more
Japan's first AI legislation becomes law – Focus is on promoting research and development; no monetary penalties....more
