Podcast - The CFPB's Effort to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How the CFPB Is Using Interpretive Rules to Expand Regulatory Requirements for Innovative Consumer Financial Products; Part Two: Earned Wage Access
Navigating Hot Topics in Consumer Finance: Litigation Trends, Regulatory Changes, and Medical Debt Collection – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Episode: How the CFPB Is Using Interpretive Rules to Expand Regulatory Requirements for Innovative Consumer Financial Products; Part One: Buy-Now, Pay-Later
Podcast - Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Funding Structure
Navigating the CFPB's Controversial Interpretive Rule on BNPL Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Regulation of Negative Option Consumer Contracts – Silence as Consent
CFPB's Focus on Student Loan Servicing: Insights from the Office of Servicemember Affairs Report — The Consumer Finance Podcast
FTC and CFPB Focus on Medical, Rental Debt Collection Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
Exploring the CFPB's Stance on AI in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The CFPB's Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending — Crossover Episode With Moving the Metal Podcast — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Why Retailers and Merchants Should Pay Attention to the CFPB - The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB Warns of Manipulation in Digital Comparison Shopping Tools
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CFPB’s Registry of Nonbanks and Circular that Certain Contract Terms Violate Law
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce’s Michelle Macartney — The Consumer Finance Podcast
FTC CFPB Enforcement Report — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Earned Wage Access: Exploring the CFPB's Proposed Interpretive Rule — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Credit Card Late Fees Have the CFPB's Interest
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce's Michelle Macartney — FCRA Focus Podcast
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has set oral arguments for Oct. 7 in the challenge of the Federal Trade Commission’s Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”). The petition, filed on January 5, 2024 by the National...more
On March 8, 2024, the CFPB issued a blog post signaling a new front in its focus on “junk fees”—mortgage closing costs. Notably, the CFPB suggests that title insurance, credit report and appraisal, origination, and other...more
On February 28, 2024, President Biden announced that he was issuing an Executive Order (the "EO") directing the promulgation of regulations to limit the dissemination of "bulk sensitive personal data" and "United States...more
On February 28, 2024, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 13873, focused on restricting certain transactions involving Americans' personal data, as well as sensitive government data, to specific countries....more
On February 28, 2024, President Biden announced he was signing an Executive Order intended to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data. The Executive Order focuses on large-scale transfers of (i) genomic data, (ii)...more
On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed Executive Order 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and U.S. Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern” (the EO), under the authority of the...more
After over two years of consultation and review, on February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized a rule prohibiting the impersonation of government agencies or businesses in matters “in or...more
In September 2023, the CFPB announced that it was launching a Fair Credit Reporting Act rulemaking and issued an outline of the proposals it is considering in preparation for convening a Small Business Advisory Review Panel. ...more
On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) with respect to a new consumer financial data portability rule mandated by Section 1033 of the...more
On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-awaited proposed rule to facilitate what it views as open banking. The proposed rule would implement Dodd-Frank Act Section 1033 (12 U.S.C....more
As part of the White House’s latest round of efforts targeting so-called “junk fees,” the Federal Trade Commission has issued a proposed rule, “Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees.” The proposal follows the FTC’s issuance in...more
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a Proposed Rule, “Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees.” The Proposed Rule comes after the FTC solicited comments through its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
The Biden Administration announced a crackdown on “junk fees” on October 26, led by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the goal of “saving Americans, collectively,...more
CFPB Releases Outline of Proposals and Alternatives to Implement Section 1033 of the CFPA. On October 27, the CFPB released a Small Business Advisory Review Panel Outline of Proposals and Alternatives Under Consideration...more
On October 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR” or “Notice”) to address “junk fees,” a term used in the Notice to refer to “unfair or...more
Last week at its monthly open meeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled two new rulemaking proceedings: the first deals with deceptive customer reviews and endorsements and the second with so-called junk...more
Regulatory Announcements- FTC Announces Agenda for October 2022 Open Commission Meeting. On October 13, the FTC announced the agenda for its October 20, 2022 Open Commission Meeting. Specifically, the agency announced that...more
Our discussion examines the FTC’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to what it describes as “commercial surveillance” and the CFPB’s circular confirming that covered persons and service providers may violate the...more
The FTC recently published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to discuss harms associated with the collection, processing, and selling of personal data...more
FTC Launches Long-Anticipated Trade Regulation Rulemaking on ‘Commercial Surveillance’ and Data Security. On August 11, the FTC issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), titled “Trade Regulation Rule on...more
In the heat of summer, the nation’s top consumer protection agencies have issued startling and transformative statements and rules regarding data practice. First up, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a...more