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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
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Auto Finance Year in Review, Part 2: Security Clearances, Supervisory Lines, and Connected Cars — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
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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
The spread of AI generated intimate imagery has turned what was already a serious online safety issue into a fast- moving platform governance problem. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest stakeholder letter makes clear...more
On 31 March 2026, the Department for Business and Trade and the Office for Product Safety and Standards (the "OPSS") published two major and interconnected consultations: "The UK's new product safety framework" and "The UK's...more
The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof or "BGH") has provided important guidance on how to initiate class action-type private antitrust litigation....more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill (SB) 26-189 (SB 189) on May 14, 2026, substantially revising the state's landmark Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 205) – the first U.S. law imposing broad obligations on...more
According to a complaint filed by the FTC, when the FTC filed a lawsuit against Adobe over its subscription practices in 2024, people at Shutterstock took notice....more
Executive Summary - The California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) cybersecurity audit regulations, finalized September 23, 2025, became effective January 1, 2026, establishing the first state privacy law of general...more
On April 9, 2026, X.AI LLC ("xAI") filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (X.AI LLC v. Weiser, No. 1:26-cv-01515) against Colorado Attorney General...more
Colorado repeals and replaces the Colorado AI Act, Georgia enacts a chatbot law, and California and New York advance numerous bills. Below is the eighteenth update on the status of proposed state privacy and AI...more
In a last-minute overhaul of Colorado’s AI regulatory framework, Governor Jared Polis signed SB 189, “Automated Decision-Making Technology,” into law on May 14, 2026, repealing and replacing the Colorado AI Act mere weeks...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement providing an update on the legal challenges to its motor finance redress scheme. The FCA confirms that, despite ongoing litigation (with a hearing unlikely...more
Marking the latest development in the trend toward increased regulation of automatically renewing subscription offers, on April 8, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) proposed what would be...more
On May 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a consumer’s complaint alleging that a debt collector violated the FCRA by furnishing inaccurate information to a consumer...more
Traceability has become a central part of FDA’s approach to food safety, and manufacturers are starting to feel the impact. From farm to fork, food often passes through many hands before reaching consumers, underscoring...more
On May 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance that clarifies how the agency enforces premarket review requirements for certain electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products and nicotine pouches...more
On May 13, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced a settlement with a fintech that partners with brick-and-mortar retailers to provide point-of-sale lease-to-own (LTO) contracts for goods such as...more
Countering an Executive Order issued by President Trump and the adoption by the CFPB of its final rule revising Regulation B, the New York Department of Financial Services recently issued an Industry Letter warning the...more
Plastics regulation and litigation continue to evolve quickly, with state legislatures, regulators, plaintiffs’ lawyers, nongovernmental organizations, and state attorneys general all shaping the landscape. Recent...more
Another recent victim of ShinyHunters is Instructure, the supplier of the Canvas learning management system, which disrupted the login portals of 330 colleges and universities during the critical college exam schedule....more
California regulators have announced a major privacy settlement with General Motors (GM) over allegations that the company unlawfully sold the location and driving data of hundreds of thousands of Californians to two data...more
The PFAS & Plastics Legal Review is BakerHostetler’s weekly newsletter providing updates to industry stakeholders on all issues relating to emerging contaminants, chemicals issues, and supply chain readiness. ...more
On April 22, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted in part and denied in part a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) as well as...more
On May 6, the plaintiff in a certified class action in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina moved, and filed a supporting memorandum, for preliminary approval of a $9 million settlement with a...more
On May 12, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to serve as secretary of the state’s new “Business and Consumer Services Agency.” The governor said the new agency,...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • California Steers GM Into $12.75 Million Privacy...more
On April 16, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina dismissed with prejudice a consumer’s FCRA claims against three consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), holding that the consumer failed to plausibly allege...more
