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CFPB Drops Suit Against Credit Card Company Alleging TILA Violations and Deceptive Marketing Practices

On April 23, the CFPB voluntarily dismissed with prejudice its lawsuit, filed in September 2024, against a Pennsylvania-based credit card company that had been accused of unlawfully marketing a high-cost, limited-use...more

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The State AG Report – 12.12.2024

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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: •Frontier Required to Clean Up Hazardous Waste Disposal...more

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CFPB Settles with Online Student Lender for Alleged Deceptive Marketing Practices and Miscalculated and Undisclosed Annual...

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On October 17, 2024, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the Companies claiming violations of the CFPA, TILA, and Regulation Z. The CFPB alleged that the Companies engaged in deceptive acts and practices by representing that it...more

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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Updates “Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or...

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Financial institutions that are regulated and supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) should know that the OCC has recently updated its booklet on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP) and...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Expresses Concerns About Use of Worker Profiling Data

Most consumers are aware that their personal data is collected, compiled, analyzed, and sold to third parties for marketing and other purposes. Many employees may not know of similar data collection practices relating to...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Speaking Multiple Languages Is Great for Business, but Do You Know When You Are Required to Provide Translated Documents?

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The United States is a big melting pot of cultures, ethnicities, and languages. This diversity is great for business, but if you are advertising that your business speaks "Spanish" or that your business can assist customers...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB publishes Fall 2024 supervisory highlights

On October 7, the CFPB published a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights focused on the auto finance market, which describes findings from examinations generally conducted between November 1, 2023 and August 30. The...more

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The State AG Report – 10.03.2024

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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: •New California Law Gives Teeth to Flavored Tobacco Ban - ...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (October 2, 2024)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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CFPB Sues Credit Card Issuer and its Owner and CEO for Alleged Deceptive Marketing and Improper Fees

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On September 13, 2024, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the company and its owner and CEO, alleging deceptive and abusive acts and practices in violation of the CFPA and violations of TILA and its implementing regulation....more

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CFPB Report Spotlights Consumer Risks with Private, Solar-Specific Loans

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​​​​​​​On August 7, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report spotlighting four marketing and financing practices relating to solar financing that it claims pose significant consumer risks (the...more

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The State AG Report – 5.16.2024

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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: • CFPB Reports “Doom Loops” and Other Harmful Practices in...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (April 30, 2024)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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CFPB Issues Circular about Deceptive Marketing Practices in Connection with Remittance Transfers

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Late last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new Consumer Financial Protection Circular (Circular) which provides guidance about when a remittance transfer provider may be in violation of the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

March 2024 UDAAP Bulletin

Editor's Note The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Warns Remittance Transfer Providers That Marketing About Speed and Cost Could Violate the CFPA

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Can remittance transfer providers be held liable under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) when marketing about the speed and cost of their services? According to a March 27 Circular issued by the Consumer Financial...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

CFPB Releases Comparison Shopping Warning

On January 29, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a circular (the “Circular”) detailing what it considers deceptive financial services marketing practices under the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 27, 2024)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Lead Generation: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit

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In the evolving world of lead generation and performance-based customer acquisition, the quest for profits can lead to big legal risks, some of them too large for advertisers that buy leads through third parties. Advertisers...more

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2023 Regulatory Recap of the Debt Settlement Industry Activity and 2024 Regulatory Forecast

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This article highlights the few newsworthy actions and events we wrote about the debt settlement industry throughout the year. The debt settlement industry did see some movement by regulatory bodies across the board, though...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (December 18, 2023)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Massachusetts Proposes Fee Disclosure Regulations Targeting “Junk Fees” and Automatic Renewal Contracts

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On November 30, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced proposed regulations that would require businesses to clearly disclose the total price of a product at the time it is presented to consumers,...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - October 2023, Vol. 10

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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CFPB Releases FCRA Rulemaking Outline Topics

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is currently considering a rulemaking to address various consumer reporting topics under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and has released an Outline of Proposals and...more

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Why Marketing Compliance for Financial Services Is A Big Deal

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In today's fiercely competitive business landscape, financial services companies, like their counterparts in other industries, rely on advertising and digital marketing strategies to create brand recognition, promote their...more

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