On March 13, New York State introduced proposed legislation titled the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Act). The proposed legislation seeks to broaden the scope of...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • FTC Doesn’t Sugarcoat Warning Letters to Social Media...more
The CFPB announced that it has entered into a proposed consent order with Think Finance and six subsidiaries (collectively, the “Think Entities’) to settle the Bureau’s lawsuit filed in November 2017 that alleged the Think...more
The New York Department of Financial Services has announced the creation of a new Consumer Protection Task Force within the NYDFS. ...more
The governors of California and New York have both proposed to expand the authority of their respective state’s consumer financial services regulator. Both governors have framed their proposals as a response to what they...more
The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with Cash Express, LLC to settle charges that the company engaged in deceptive and abusive acts or practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act...more
Since 1938, the Federal Trade Commission Act has rendered it unlawful to engage in Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices as a matter of federal law. The scope and meaning of that “UDAP” prohibition has been fleshed out in...more