To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
1/31/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agenda
On January 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Martin Shkreli, CEO of Vyera Pharmaceuticals (Vyera), violated federal and state laws by engaging in illegal and...more
1/31/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Martin Shkreli ,
Monopolization ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General
On January 12, Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell announced a settlement with Grubhub Holdings Inc. and Grubhub, Inc., (Grubhub) for repeatedly violating a statutory limit on the fees that third-party...more
1/25/2024
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fees ,
GrubHub ,
Hidden Fees ,
Price Gouging ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Summary Judgment
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
1/24/2024
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Misleading Statements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
U.S. Treasury
On January 15, Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson filed a complaint in King County Superior Court, seeking to block the merger of The Kroger Co. (Kroger) with its supermarket competitor, Albertsons Companies, Inc....more
1/24/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Blocked Mergers ,
Competition ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injunctions ,
Kroger ,
Merger Controls ,
Monopolization ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Supermarkets ,
Washington
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
1/18/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Do Not Call List ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FTC Act ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
1/10/2024
/ Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Debt Collection ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Student Loans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agenda
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
12/20/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt ,
Debt Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Medical Debt ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
11/28/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bitcoin ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Lenders ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
11/21/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Digital Assets ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulation V
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
11/8/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Identity Theft ,
OCC ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
TCPA
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
10/31/2023
/ Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Preliminary Injunctions
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
10/11/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EFTA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Medical Debt ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SBREFA ,
Student Loans
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
10/4/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Digital Assets ,
EFTs ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Money Market Funds ,
OCC ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Student Loans ,
UBS
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
9/26/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Brokers ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
HOEPA ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform our economy, culture, politics, and civic lives. While the promise of intelligent, independent artificial intelligence systems has not yet materialized at scale,...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
9/19/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Section 1071 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business
On September 8, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell issued an initial decision ruling that Intuit Inc. (Intuit) “engaged in deceptive advertising in violation of Section 5...more
9/18/2023
/ False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Goods or Services ,
Intuit ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Section 5 ,
Statutory Violations ,
Tax Returns ,
TurboTax
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
9/6/2023
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
8/29/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Borrowers ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
GAO ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
8/22/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Do Not Call List ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
National Futures Association ,
OCC
Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong, along with Illinois, New Hampshire, and Tennessee AGs, jointly authored a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging improved collaboration with state AGs....more