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State Regulators Step Up: Responding to the CFPB's New Leadership — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
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Changes at the CFPB Under the Trump Administration
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2024 Payments Year in Review: CFPB and FTC Regulatory Trends - Part Three — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
As we discussed previously, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing a threat to its very existence, and this time, the call is coming from inside the house. After Acting Director Russ Vought and the...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). CFPB activity continues to be scaled back in the...more
On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) announced its first non-data broker enforcement action requiring a vehicle manufacturer to pay an administrative fine of $632,500 in connection with the...more
2024 was an action-packed year for followers of federal and state laws and regulations governing the disclosure of fees, or so-called “junk fee” laws....more
Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday: ...more
This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with app developer Saturn Technologies (Saturn) following an investigation into privacy practices that promised teens an exclusive community but...more
Proponents of arbitration received a victory in federal court this past Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its published decision in Dhruva v. CuriosityStream, Inc. ...more
A groundbreaking law in Utah is poised to shake up how minors access apps. Earlier this month, Utah’s state legislature passed S.B. 142 (App Store Accountability Act), which requires major app store providers to verify users’...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
Just over a year ago, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found itself at the centre of strong industry and political feedback when it first published its controversial proposals to ‘name and shame’ firms that it had...more
On February 10, 2025, the first class action complaint was filed under Washington state’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”), over a year after the law was passed. See Maxwell v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-261...more
On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss its proposed data broker regulations concerning the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) and voted to authorize CPPA staff to...more
As policyholders take stock of their losses and begin the daunting task of rebuilding their homes and their lives, the California Insurance Commissioner continues to address various policyholder concerns and insurance...more
For lenders in California, the Ides of March of March is a date worth calendaring....more
Subscribe and Listen listen on apple podcasts Listen on YouTube Music listen on spotify On June 6 of last year, Prof. Hal Scott of Harvard Law School was our podcast guest. On that occasion he delved into the...more
The FDA has developed draft guidance addressing confusion and legal action over the naming and labeling of plant-based alternatives to eggs, seafood, poultry, meat and dairy (excluding plant-based milk, e.g. oat milk). FDA is...more
In this special joint edition of the Crypto Exchange and the Consumer Finance Podcast, host Ethan Ostroff is joined by colleagues James Kim and Chris Willis to discuss the anticipated regulatory approaches to digital assets...more
Jane Barratt, Financial Data Exchange (FDX) co-board chair, joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt to share the role FDX will play as the first standard setting organization (SSO) approved by the CFPB pursuant...more
In recent years, U.S. federal bank regulators significantly limited banks' authority to engage in crypto-asset activities, including participating in public blockchains, owning digital assets as principal, and even providing...more
On February 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) successfully obtained a temporary restraining order against Blackrock Services, Inc. and its associated entities and individuals. The court order aims to halt the defendants’...more
Using the Congressional Review Act, the Senate has voted to nullify a CFPB final rule that would subject large cash apps to the bureau’s supervision....more
The Trump Administration’s efforts to “effectively shutter the CFPB” amounts to a “total dereliction of all mandatory statutory duties,” that will harm state consumer protection efforts, Democratic state attorneys general...more
Last week, the Board of the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) approved a settlement with California-based data broker Background Alert, Inc., requiring Background Alert to cease its...more
During the 2025 Chinese New Year, DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (“AI”) model, garnered intense global attention and sparked heated discussions. It surpassed ChatGPT, which had been in the spotlight previously,...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech by Nikhil Rathi, chief executive, on supporting economic growth. Mr Rathi notes that from 27 February, the FCA no longer expects firms to have a consumer duty...more