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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On October 13, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had sent form Notices to over 700 national retailers, ad agencies, consumer product companies, and others across the United States, outlining conduct...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
Last week’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Open Commission Meeting (Open Meeting) featured a number of agency developments that will drive its approach to privacy, data security, and AI/algorithmic decision-making during...more
The billion-dollar connected health and wellness device market has shown no signs of slowing as Americans have widely and rapidly adopted consumer-directed health care apps and devices to monitor their wellness, in place of...more
In a 3-2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a Policy Statement emphasizing that vendors who operate health apps and other connected devices that collect or use consumers’ health information must comply with 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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On Wednesday, July 21, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously adopted a Policy Statement to combat practices that the agency characterizes as “repair restrictions” for consumer devices and other products. The Policy...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (EO). The EO seeks to establish a “whole-of-government” effort to promote competition in the U.S. economy, featuring...more
WHAT: On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden delivered remarks strongly condemning the use of non-compete agreements before signing an Executive Order titled “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (the “Order”)....more
President Biden’s pick to Chair the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, was confirmed and appointed on June 15, and has already moved to kick-start agency action on a number of fronts, including on both Commission...more
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a rule that both formally adopts the agency’s longstanding guidelines for “unqualified” claims that a product has U.S. origin, and authorizes...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
6/9/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Budgets ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Relief ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCC ,
Risk Management
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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
5/24/2021
/ Broadband ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Deadlines ,
Debt Collectors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Investment ,
Scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been in the headlines this month, following a significant U.S. Supreme Court decision that curbs its authority to seek monetary relief in federal court cases. However, this setback is...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
5/18/2021
/ Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Settlement ,
Warning Letters
In this episode of Wiley Connected, Wiley partners discuss the Supreme Court’s recent 9-0 decision in AMG Capital Management v. FTC and its impacts. Tom Johnson, former Federal Communications Commission General Counsel, and...more
A recent blog post from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides direct guidance on the FTC’s approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias and signals potential enforcement in this area. The post—entitled Aiming for...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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
4/26/2021
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Deadlines ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Eviction ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
FTCA Section 13(b) ,
Made in the USA ,
Settlement
In a unanimous decision on April 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly limited the ability of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to obtain monetary relief in federal court cases. In AMG Capital Management, LLC v....more