Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Look at a New Approach to Consumer Contracts
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It’s that time of year again. Regardless of what you call them—subscriptions, negative option programs, automatic renewals, or continuous service offers—states are continuing to enact and enforce new laws with increasingly...more
One of the downsides of working with the public is that sometimes the public will be disappointed with the service you offer. And in this era of the internet, the number one remedy consumers have is to complain about...more
Consumer-facing companies face an increasingly complex UK regulatory landscape as multiple regulators place the spotlight on consumer rights and protections. A raft of new legislation is set to impact businesses and PE...more
Automatic Renewal Laws (ARLs)—statutes governing continuity programs and automatically renewing contracts—have proliferated throughout the United States since 2010. Companies that offer automatic renewal programs face an...more
California recently enacted Senate Bill 1311, the Military and Veteran Consumer Protection Act of 2022, with the stated intent of strengthening the state's military consumer protection laws by enhancing protections for...more
The laws and rules governing automatic renewal programs continue to change on a regular basis. Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission has announced a number of settlements and lawsuits enforcing the federal Restore...more
In recent years, several states have passed laws governing automatically renewing contracts. New York is the most recent state to join the ranks, by enacting a sweeping law that regulates automatic renewals and adopts many...more
This advisory outlines key takeaways from New York's new Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), which contains new provisions that make it more similar to California's ARL. ARLs have become increasingly more common in consumer class...more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed New York State Senate Bill S01475, which reforms New York State law surrounding automatic renewals for consumer contracts, on November 11. The bill reflects the growing trend of widening...more