A Look at Recent Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Initiatives Concerning Privacy and Data Security
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On August 22nd, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (an “ANPR”) relating to a reconsideration of the CFPB’s current Personal Financial Data Rights Rule...more
The CFPB published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on Aug. 22, 2025, seeking comments and data to aid in the agency's reconsideration of its Section 1033 Open Banking Rule. This notice follows the CFPB's...more
On August 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) took a significant step forward in its reconsideration of the Section 1033 open banking final rule, originally issued in November 2024, by issuing an...more
As promised, the CFPB is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking soliciting comments on the agency’s open banking rule....more
Key Points - On Sunday, April 7, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) struck a deal on a comprehensive federal bill, the...more
CYBERSECURITY - CISA, FBI + MS-ISAC Issue Warning on Phobos Ransomware - To help organizations protect against ransomware, CISA, the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a...more
In August, the FTC launched a groundbreaking privacy and security rulemaking under the FTC Act with an extensive Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) that asks a wide range of questions. The ANPR has generated...more
In a long-anticipated action, the Democratic-led Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 on a party-line vote to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which seeks to limit “commercial surveillance.” The FTC asks if new...more