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
The FTC Takes Action Against the Amazon Prime Program
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Podcast - The FTC's Click to Cancel Proposal
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Companies with B2C or B2B recurring payment programs that include negative option terms should review their disclosure, consent, and cancellation practices to ensure compliance with the rule....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
Ending speculation and uncertainty about whether new leadership at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would repeal or continue to defend the agency’s Negative Option Rule, which regulates offerings such as autorenewal of...more
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell announced Massachusetts’ new consumer protection regulations prohibiting “junk fees” and providing consumers with greater transparency regarding trial and subscription...more
A curated seasonal wardrobe delivered directly to your door, the return to a jam-packed gym, personally proportioned fresh weekly meals, a coffeemaker and a new pair of sneakers shipped within an hour, or a trial run on the...more
The rule impacts both B2B and B2C subscription autorenewals and other negative option programs; however, significant legal challenges could impact the rule’s implementation....more
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final “Click to Cancel” Rule (the Rule) as a part of its ongoing review of its 1973 Negative Option Rule. The FTC revised the Rule to provide additional...more
The FTC updated its Negative Option Rule last month and gave it a new name to emphasize the expanded scope of programs to which it applies. It will now be the “Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option...more
After a multi-year process that was initiated in 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially brought the 1973 Negative Option Rule into the 21st century, but not without opposition. The FTC has announced a...more
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its Final Rule revising its Negative Option Rule, now known as the Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs (the Rule). The...more
Earlier this week, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final amendments to the Negative Option Rule, now retitled the Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs. These amendments,...more
What’s Happening? On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a rule that, once effective, requires businesses to provide their customers with an easy method of cancelling or terminating “negative...more
In March 2023, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at making it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions and memberships. The proposed rule was part of...more