On January 3, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a proposed $1,000,000 settlement with accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd. accessiBe is a software provider that sells an AI-powered web accessibility tool...more
2/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws. 2025 will likely bring more of the same, particularly in the area of...more
1/22/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Discrimination ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Fair Lending ,
Military Service Members ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Small Business ,
Student Loans ,
UDAAP
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws. The CFPB has historically been particularly active with respect to...more
2/3/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appraisal ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Lending ,
FHFA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Language ,
Lenders ,
Military Service Members ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
UDAAP ,
Veterans
One year ago, small dollar lenders were operating under the specter of looming compliance dates for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB’s”) final rule concerning small dollar lending. One year later, through...more
5/13/2020
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
GA Supreme Court ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
State Regulators
During the past year, many small dollar lenders operated under looming rulemaking from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CFPB”), which threatened elimination of their businesses. This survey reviews small dollar...more