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
3/7/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FCC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
UDAAP
In this episode of FCRA Focus, hosts Kim Phan and Dave Gettings are joined by Partners Cindy Hanson and Ron Raether to discuss recent CFPB advisory opinions on accuracy in background check reports and the inclusion of data...more
NIST Publishes Report on the Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. On December 20, 2023, the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) published Final NIST IR 8432, Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. Informed by direction...more
2/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions
In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more
2/7/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Protection ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Website Owner Liability
Join hosts Dave Gettings, Kim Phan, and Chris Willis in this special crossover episode of FCRA Focus and The Consumer Finance Podcast in the first installment of our Year in Review and a Look Ahead series. They are joined by...more
Join hosts Dave Gettings, Kim Phan, and Chris Willis in this special crossover episode of FCRA Focus and The Consumer Finance Podcast in the first installment of our Year in Review and a Look Ahead series. They are joined by...more
We are pleased to share our annual review of regulatory and legal developments in the consumer financial services industry. With active federal and state legislatures, consumer financial services providers faced a challenging...more
2/1/2024
/ Automotive Loans ,
Banks ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Debt Collection ,
Digital Assets ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Mortgages ,
Student Loans ,
Tribal Loans ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, host, Chris Willis, is joined by Partners Kim Phan and Lori Sommerfield, to discuss recent developments related to website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities...more
On December 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the agencies) filed an amici curiae brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reverse a...more
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Kim Phan, a partner in our firm’s Privacy + Cyber practice, to discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new cyber risk management and incident...more
In this special crossover episode with Regulatory Oversight podcast, Ashley Taylor is joined by Kim Phan and Kristen Eastman to discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) 1033 proposed rule, also known as the...more
In the latest episode of Regulatory Oversight, Ashley Taylor is joined by his colleagues Kim Phan and Kristen Eastman to discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) 1033 proposed rule, also known as the Personal...more
Please join us for a special cross-over episode of FCRA Focus and The Consumer Finance Podcast, where Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis, Dave Gettings, Kim Phan, and Ron Raether look at the latest developments in the...more
In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was tasked with determining whether the alleged extracting and retaining of consumer data and tracking of customers using an online payment...more
12/6/2023
/ California ,
Credit Cards ,
Due Process ,
E-Commerce ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Online Platforms ,
Payment Systems ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Supreme Court of Appeal ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
Join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis as he discusses the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) latest updates to its cybersecurity regulations with Troutman Pepper Privacy + Cyber Partner Kim Phan. With data...more
On November 1, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state’s Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) has amended its Cybersecurity Regulations to “enhance cyber governance, mitigate risks, and protect New York...more
11/6/2023
/ Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New York ,
NYDFS ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Assessment ,
State and Local Government
On October 30, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order calling on Congress to enact privacy laws and directing federal agencies to review existing rules and potentially explore new rulemakings governing the use of...more
11/2/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Rulemaking Process
On October 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule amending the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Safeguards Rule) under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The Safeguards Rule requires nonbanking...more
On October 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its highly anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking under Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The proposed Personal...more
10/26/2023
/ Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Privacy ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Open Banking ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation E ,
Regulation Z
As discussed here, on September 21 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an outline of its plans for rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The outline was supplied for initial comment to a...more
Please join Troutman Pepper Partners Kim Phan and Stefanie Jackman for a special podcast episode showcasing our firm's state and federal legislative and regulatory tracking products. These powerful tools were designed to...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has started the process of issuing rules on several topics affecting the entire ecosystem that collects, sells, and uses data about consumers, according to an Outline of the...more
9/22/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBREFA
When using artificial intelligence (AI) or complex credit models, can lenders rely on the checklist of reasons provided in Regulation B sample forms for adverse action notices? According to today’s guidance issued by the...more
9/21/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Applicants ,
Creditors ,
ECOA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lack of Specificity ,
Lenders ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulation B
Join us for the third episode in a special three-part series covering the CFPB's intention to propose new rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In this episode, Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis, Dave...more
Join us for the second episode in a special three-part series covering the CFPB's intention to propose new rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In this episode, Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis, Dave...more