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White House Announces New Initiatives Targeting Consumer Experience

Troutman Pepper on 8/19/2024

Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration launched a comprehensive initiative aimed at addressing what it describes as everyday hassles that waste Americans’ time and money. This new government-wide effort, called “Time Is...more

CFPB to Issue Proposal to Make It Easier for Consumers to Reach ‘Real Person’ When Seeking Assistance

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/14/2024

Many financial services providers would be required to allow consumers seeking assistance to be connected to a “real person” by clicking on one button, under a new Biden Administration “Time is Money” initiative....more

More Privacy, Please – February 2024

Troutman Pepper on 3/7/2024

Editor’s Note: In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the White House announced a new executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity at U.S. ports, and another executive order was issued to protect sensitive...more

Biden Administration Continues Efforts to Crackdown on “Junk Fees”

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/22/2023

During his remarks in a meeting with private sector companies on June 15, 2023, President Biden described junk fees as “these hidden charges that companies sneak into your bill to make you pay more and without you really...more

The Consumer Finance Outlook Under a Biden Administration

Burr & Forman on 11/24/2020

When President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, it is safe to bet that addressing the pandemic-related financial pressures facing millions of Americans will be at the top of his agenda....more

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