Aligning Business Goals with Legal Strategies Amid Regulatory Change – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
Predictions regarding the 2023 CRA Rule and Section 1071 and how to prepare for expected developments
Early Days of the Trump Administration: Impact on the CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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
#WorkforceWednesday®: NLRB’s Expanding Power - Pushback and Legal Challenges Ahead - Employment Law This Week®
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
AD Nauseam: Junk Fees Will Keep Us Together
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 3) – Crossover Episode With FCRA Focus Podcast
PLI's inSecurities Podcast - The Dangers of Regulation by Enforcement
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA – Crossover Episode With FCRA Focus Podcast - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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
Podcast: 2023 Health Policy Outlook - Diagnosing Health Care
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