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Predictions regarding the 2023 CRA Rule and Section 1071 and how to prepare for expected developments
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2024 Payments Year in Review: CFPB and FTC Regulatory Trends – Part Two — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
FCRA Regulatory Year in Review — FCRA Focus Podcast
The Congressional Review Act – A Critical Tool for the New Administration
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Cannabis Law Now Podcast: What’s Next for Schedule III Marijuana
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Reasons Why the CFPB Should Deny the Petition for Rulemaking on Post-Dispute Consumer Arbitration Agreements
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PLI's inSecurities Podcast - The Dangers of Regulation by Enforcement
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CFPB's Larger Participant Rule for Consumer Payments - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Quick Takeaways From the 2024 Proposed Hospice Wage Index Rule
State AG Pulse | State AGs and Feds: The Dynamics of Influence & Collaboration
New Trends in How the CFPB Gathers Information - The Consumer Finance Podcast
State AG Pulse | Attorneys General as State Policymakers: The NY Model
Paredes on SEC Policies & Priorities
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