Why the Consumer Reporting System Is So Important — The Consumer Finance Podcast
JONES DAY TALKS®: Why Clients Need a Global Class Actions Defence Team
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Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Getting E-SIGN and UETA Right in Electronic Contracting — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Charting a Course for Collections: Diagnosing Compliance and Privacy Risks in Medical Debt — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Price Tags and Pitfalls: Inside the FTC–Maryland Dealer Smackdown — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Bankruptcy 101 for Consumer Creditors: Automatic Stays, Discharge Injunctions, and Common Pitfalls — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Fair Lending Risks at the Checkout Counter — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Evolving Collection Rules Impacting Creditors — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Auto Finance Year in Review, Part 2: Security Clearances, Supervisory Lines, and Connected Cars — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Fair Lending Risks at the Checkout Counter — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Podcast - The FTC and Consumer Online Transactions
No Password Required: Project Manager at Rapid7 and Queen of Cyber Media
Before You Front the Funds: Benefits and Pitfalls of Earned Wage Access Tools — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Taking It to the Bank: Why Fintechs Are Racing for Bank Charters — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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
State credit regulators take center stage this month: the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Massachusetts Division of Banks, the New Hampshire Banking Department, and the South Carolina...more
On May 11, 2026, the Washington attorney general (AG) settled with Homeaglow Inc. d/b/a Dazzling Cleaning (Homeaglow), a cleaning service company, and related parties, for $2.25 million over alleged violations of the...more
On April 10, 2026, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) rescinded its supervisory guidance on multiple representment nonsufficient funds (NSF) fees, marking a notable shift in tone for the agency and further...more
State breach-notification laws continue to evolve, and legislatures are using 2026 sessions to tighten consumer protections and shift the civil liability landscape that often follows a cyber event. For businesses, the...more
Directive 2019/882 of April 17, 2019, on accessibility requirements for products and services the (“Directive”) aims to harmonize the accessibility requirements applicable to various services and products within the European...more
Forthcoming legislation will enable much of the regime to be recast in FCA rules....more
Maryland recently enacted HB 895, the "Protection From Predatory Pricing Act," making it one of the first states to restrict certain uses of consumer data in pricing decisions for consumer retail goods. ...more
On May 19, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) indicated that she intends to veto SB 229, a pending bill which would have created a Virginia state court class action mechanism and would have modified the Virginia...more
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso examine the evolving fraud threats facing auto dealers and finance companies, from income and identity fraud to...more
The long-awaited Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, meaning this legislation has now officially become law. However, as discussed in more detail below, a number of key requirements under the...more
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis, Lori Sommerfield, Taylor Gess, and Lane Page discuss the CFPB's sweeping final amendments to Subpart A of Regulation B. The group unpacks the elimination of the...more
On May 1, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-anticipated final rule (the “Final Rule”) revising its initial rulemaking in 2023 (the “Prior Rule”) to implement the small business lending...more
Increased scrutiny of data brokers, rapid scaling of enforcement operations and active opposition to federal privacy preemption are in bloom in the Golden State....more
Artificial intelligence regulation has entered a new phase. What started as policy conversations about innovation, ethics, and voluntary guardrails is now a real compliance issue centered on privacy, transparency,...more
The Digital Download provides a quarterly snapshot of emerging issues at the intersection of privacy, cybersecurity, and data strategy. It brings together Alston & Bird’s thought leadership, publications, events, and firm...more
Almost a year to the day since HM Treasury kicked off its reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), we have news - and not quite the news many were expecting....more
In a previous article, we surveyed the growing wave of PFAS false advertising class actions sweeping industries from pet food to outdoor apparel. A ruling issued this March underscores how fast this issue is developing. In...more
Georgia has joined the growing list of states with an AI companion law, set to go into effect July 1, 2027. Between now and the effective date, there are several things for companies with AI chatbots to consider. Other states...more
On May 1, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC), together with...more
As we head into the second half of 2026, companies have had several months to digest and begin addressing the updated California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations....more
This is the first article in a two-part series regarding Senate Enrolled Act (“SEA”) 282 (2026) - One of two major substantive components enacted in SEA 282 is a new framework for regulating medical spas. States across...more
On May 19, 2026, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced that she intends to veto what would have been Virginia’s first class action statute. Virginia and Mississippi remain the only two states without a class action...more
Beginning in February 2025, President Trump imposed new tariffs on imported goods through a series of executive orders, relying on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the claimed authority for imposing...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection enforcement and regulation. We cover developments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB...more
A federal court decision finding that sugar content does not make a beverage less "nutritional," a bill that would allow FDA to destroy imported food products that pose a significant risk to public health, a complaint...more
