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CFPB sues Horizon Card Services and CEO, saying they cheated low-income people through membership scheme

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The CFPB earlier this month filed suit against Horizon Card Services and its CEO and sole shareholder Robert Kane for allegedly tricking subprime consumers into signing up for a high-fee credit card that only allowed them to...more

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Is your direct-to-consumer company using “dark patterns” on its website?

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Navigating the virtual marketplace has become an integral part of the consumer experience in the digital age. Lurking behind the convenience and accessibility of e-commerce websites, however, lies a subtle yet pervasive...more

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Overview of the CFPB's Proposed Open Banking Rule and Final Industry Standard Setting Rule

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The financial services and banking industry landscape continues to evolve in the face of new and emerging technologies. This phenomenon is especially prevalent in the sharing of consumer data between financial institutions...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (March 12, 2024)

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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

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Buy Now, Pay Later in an Era of Increased Scrutiny and Economic Headwinds

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After gaining popularity during the pandemic, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has become a ubiquitous form of credit used by millions of consumers to purchase goods and services, particularly in e-commerce transactions. In a...more

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FTC Releases Proposed Rule Targeting “Junk” Fees

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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

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Payment Processors: Are You Prepared to Uncover "Dark Patterns"?

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Risk management personnel who underwrite e-commerce merchants should have some basic understanding of the types of online merchant marketing and sales practices that are deceptive and misleading....more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (March 28, 2022)

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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

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Financial Daily Dose 9.7.2021 | Top Story: El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as National Currency

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Welcome to B-Day, the beginning of the grand cryptocurrency experiment for El Salvador, which “became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday.” Predictably, “the launch got off to a bumpy...more

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Quarterly Regulatory and Legal Update for E-Commerce, E-Banking, and Blockchain

This Quarterly Update highlights certain notable developments during Q1 2019 in consumer-facing areas of e-commerce, e-banking and blockchain. This update is particularly focused on consumer-level regulatory activities of the...more

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Regulatory Landscape for Fintech, Electronic Commerce, and Electronic Banking: Part One

Part 1: Electronic Commerce - This is the first part of a two-part article discussing the regulatory landscape for financial technology as applied to electronic commerce and electronic banking. This article focuses on...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Takeda has officially emerged victorious in the battle for Shire. The Japanese drug giant will pay more than $66/share to acquire Shire in a deal valued at $62 billion....more

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China announced yesterday that it was loosening its rules forcing foreign carmakers to link up with a local partner before building factories in China—a move that some see as a step to lowering tensions with the US....more

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DealBook’s Common Sense column takes a look at the AT&T/Time Warner deal and the “battle lines” forming for an “epic” antitrust battle, in spite of the vertical nature of the merger (the companies don’t compete in any...more

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The Journal gives us a revealing long look at the true meaning behind a Morningstar investment star ranking and finds that the coveted 5-star overall rating translated into a 5-year performance worthy of that designation just...more

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The CFPB made waves yesterday by adopting a rule that would prohibit financial firms from forcing customers to arbitrate their disputes over bank and credit card accounts (and by allowing class actions on those same issues)....more

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CFPB to Participate in FTC Workshop on Consumer Disclosures

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On September 15th, the FTC will hold a workshop to examine the testing and evaluation of disclosures that companies make to consumers about advertising claims, privacy practices, and other information. The FTC’s workshop...more

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