Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Look at the FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule, with James Kohm, Associate Director of Enforcement Division of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection
Podcast - The FTC's Click to Cancel Proposal
Companies with recurring payment programs with negative option terms now have until July 14, 2025, to bring their disclosure, consent, and cancellation practices into full compliance....more
Take a quick breath—but just a short one—because late Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided (3-0) to push the compliance date of its Negative Option (or "Click to Cancel") Rule, a regulation designed to make...more
Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team notes that the Federal Trade Commission extended the compliance deadline of the Negative Option Rule (better known as the Click-to-Cancel Rule) by 60 days....more
A May 14, 2025 deadline is rapidly approaching for companies to comply with several of the most significant changes to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) amended negative option rule, often called the “click-to-cancel”...more
Our Consumer Protection/FTC Group investigates the implications of a Federal Trade Commission complaint against Uber alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s final “click-to-cancel” rule, which goes into effect on May 14, 2025, attempts to address the difficulties consumers may face when trying to cancel an automatically renewing subscription. The...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently finalized and issued a new rule governing negative option features, like subscription or membership agreements with automatic renewal and recurring payment options. The rule,...more
In 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought public comments on how to combat perceived unfair and deceptive trade practices, recurring subscription charges, and cancelation of such plans. Born out of these...more
Amendments to California’s automatic renewal law (ARL) enacted in October 2021 go into effect today, July 1, 2022. The amendments add enhanced procedural requirements related to the cancellation of subscription-based products...more
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has adopted new rules for used car dealers, requiring all licensed dealers to make additional disclosures to consumers and creating a new consumer bill of rights for the...more