Republican AGs Urge EPA to Block CA’s Clean Fleets Regulation

A group of 24 Republican AGs submitted comments urging the EPA to deny California’s request for a preemption waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation, which requires certain vehicle fleets to incorporate zero-emitting vehicles beginning in 2024 and requires all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold to be zero-emitting vehicles starting in 2036.
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CFPB Settles With Navient Over Allegedly Deceptive Student Loans

The CFPB settled with student loan servicer Navient Corporation and related entities to resolve allegations that its unfair and deceptive service of student loans violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s related regulation, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
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D.C. AG Settles with Home Flipping Company That Allegedly Took Advantage of Homeowners

District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb settled with Curbio, Inc. to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed and sold contracts for pre-sale home improvements in violation of the District’s consumer protection laws.
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FTC Secures Judgment Against Companies for Allegedly Defrauding Consumers in Credit Card Laundering Scheme

The FTC settled with Legion Media, LLC, KP Commerce, LLC, and Sloan Health Products, LLC and related individuals and entities to resolve allegations over unauthorized billing schemes for sales of CBD and keto products in violation of the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and related regulations.
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CFPB Warns Banks Against Use of Phantom Opt-In Agreements

The CFPB issued guidance, titled Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices, addressing whether a financial institution violates the law if it levies overdraft fees for ATM and one-time debit card transactions based on phantom opt-ins—through which banks claim they have customers’ consent to charge such fees without proof consent was given.
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PA AG Launches Online Portal for Data Breach Reporting

Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry announced the launch of an online portal to report data breaches ahead of the effective date of recent amendments to Pennsylvania’s Breach of Personal Information Notification Act.
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