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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Reasons Why the CFPB Should Deny the Petition for Rulemaking on Post-Dispute Consumer Arbitration Agreements
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CFPB's Larger Participant Rule for Consumer Payments - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Quick Takeaways From the 2024 Proposed Hospice Wage Index Rule
State AG Pulse | State AGs and Feds: The Dynamics of Influence & Collaboration
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State AG Pulse | Attorneys General as State Policymakers: The NY Model
Paredes on SEC Policies & Priorities
H2-OWOW! – A Reflective Conversation with John Goodin, Former Director of EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds – Reflections on Water Podcast
The ESG 411: Will Recent SCOTUS Decision Impact SEC’s ESG Rulemaking Authority?
Legislating Data Privacy Series: A Conversation with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser
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Part Two: The MFN Drug Pricing Rule and the Rebate Rule: Where Do We Go From Here?
Part One: Two new Medicare Drug Pricing Rules in One Day: What are the MFN and the Rebate Drug Pricing Rules?
New Developments in the World of Section 230
Holding Pattern: Cannabis Industry Waits for FDA Regulatory Rulemaking - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast
Summary: Understanding the context of the Chevron doctrine decision is important to prepare for the unpredictability of antitrust enforcement. Our recommendations for in-house counsel help to jumpstart your game plan....more
The administrative challenge brought by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and another trade association against the Combating Auto Retail Scams (“CARS”) Trade Regulation Rule, issued last year by the Federal...more
The CFPB is expected to initiate a rulemaking process that would require companies under its jurisdiction to let customers talk to a human by pressing a single button. The CFPB also has plans to issue rules or guidance...more
The Biden Administration wants to crack down on corporate practices that it believes waste consumers’ time and money through excessive paperwork, long wait times, and other aggravations – and you’ll want to take note so you...more
On July 12, 2024, the FTC released several statements and a News Release as its first response to comments collected in response to the March 2023 Franchise Request for Information (RFI). These actions are part of the FTC’s...more
These days, it seems like there are three guarantees in life—death, taxes, and monumental Supreme Court administrative law opinions in the summer. As you’ve probably heard by now, the trend continues this year, including...more
It was certainly a memorable final week for the Supreme Court this term. There has been quite a lot to digest, and the impact and implications are broad and significant. But for now, let’s look through a narrow lens and focus...more
Last summer, on June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice (DOJ), unveiled proposed new rules governing implementation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act’s (HSR) premerger...more
On April 26, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved its Final Rule revising the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) (“Final Rule”) by a 3-2 vote. The HBNR requires vendors of personal health records (PHR) and related...more
Generally speaking, investigatory procedures, including use of compulsory process, may be used by Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorneys in connection with the spectrum of activities that the agency is authorized or...more
A working group within the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released a report on May 2, 2024, concerning the risks posed by AI adoption in the derivatives market. The report warns that the adoption of AI tools...more
On May 13, the FTC’s amendment to the Safeguards Rule relating to the reporting of data breaches and security incidents, which were announced in October of 2023, became effective. As a reminder, the FTC’s Safeguards Rule...more
In the middle of the 20th century, there was a massive expansion of the retail credit market. Everything from boats to sewing machines to kitchen appliances were bought and sold through increasingly complex credit...more
Federal Trade Commission. Deceptive real estate listings. On April 3, 2024, FTC announced close to $62 million in refunds for consumers misled by deceptive marketing and advertising practices used by Opendoor Labs, Inc., an...more
The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more
Editor's Note The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission,...more
FTC Final Rules Banning Non-Competes Vote Next Tuesday - As you know, last year, the FTC issued a proposed rule banning virtually all non-compete agreements (which does not include non-solicitation agreements,...more
On March 28, 2024, the FTC released its annual Privacy and Data Security Update (Update), which highlights the enforcement actions, guidance, and rules promulgated by the agency from 2021 through 2023 to protect consumer data...more
Editor's Note: The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission,...more
On February 29, the CFPB issued a circular warning digital comparison-shopping websites and lead generators that practices that steer customers to certain financial products or services based on compensation received from...more
On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a two-step approach to tackling impersonation fraud. First, the FTC finalized a rule regulating the impersonation of businesses and government entities (the...more
The FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling on February 8 to ensure that telephone calls that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate or mimic human voices are treated as “robocalls” for purposes of the Telephone Consumer...more
On Tuesday, February 13, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an informal hearing regarding the Proposed Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials. Three interested parties each had the opportunity to submit 30...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking public comment on its proposal to amend the Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses (Impersonation Rule or...more
There is so much Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rulemaking going on that we needed a second blog to provide the necessary update on all the matters that are pending. And Daniel is right: Who doesn’t love a two-parter? ...more