California Attorney General Bonta entered into the state's largest California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") settlement to date with a website publisher for $1.55 million....more
7/9/2025
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Greenwashing ,
Mortgages ,
New Legislation ,
Restitution ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
Attorney General James sued a national bank and its holding company for the bank's alleged practices relating to its offering of online savings accounts. Specifically, the AG claims that the bank offered a "high interest"...more
6/5/2025
/ Bank Holding Company ,
Banks ,
Car Dealerships ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Consent Order ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Geolocation ,
Interest Rates ,
Privacy Laws ,
Savings Accounts ,
Separation of Powers ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
While uncertainty continued to loom over the CFPB, the states did not take a spring break. Instead, we saw an eye-popping settlement from NY DFS involving BSA/AML claims. And both republican and democratic AGs continued to...more
5/7/2025
/ BSA/AML ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Selling ,
Debt Settlement Services ,
Earned Wage Access ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
NYDFS ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Privacy Laws ,
Robocalling ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Usury
The first two months of 2025 were filled with numerous consumer protection actions by state AGs against vehicle dealers and players in the mortgage space, among others. ...more
4/4/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP") (formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs) promulgated new debt collection rules this spring to provide protections to consumers with limited English...more
10/2/2020
/ Burden of Proof ,
City of New York ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debtors ,
FDCPA ,
Foreign Language ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Rules ,
Popular ,
State and Local Government ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act