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FCA publishes final rules on simplifying mortgage lending rules under the MRR

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement PS25/11, accompanied by a press release, finalising the first set of reforms under the Mortgage Rule Review (MRR). These changes aim to simplify...more

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AAA Implements New Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures

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On May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) implemented its new Consumer Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. These changes, designed to enhance fairness and efficiency in arbitration processes, address...more

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Compliance Needs are Alive and Well: FTC's Recent Enforcement Activity

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In this episode of "Clearly Conspicuous," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta provides an early analysis of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) direction under Chair Andrew Ferguson, emphasizing that the agency is...more

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AAA Overhauls Its Consumer Arbitration Rules

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On May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) new amendments to the Consumer Arbitration Rules officially went into effect. While not a complete overhaul, the revisions impact many of the existing rules while...more

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AAA Updates Consumer Arbitration Rules: What Businesses Need to Know

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) recently rolled out significant updates to its Consumer Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures, which took effect on May 1, 2025. These changes reflect AAA’s continued commitment...more

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Healthy or Not? FDA Explains New Standards in Latest Webinar

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On April 10, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a pre-recorded webinar outlining the updated "healthy" nutrient content claim rule. As we previously discussed, the rule will go into effect on April 28,...more

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FCC’s New Consent Revocation Rule Set to Take Effect in April 2025

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a new rule under the TCPA for revocation of consent for robocalls and text messages set to go into effect on April 11, 2025. This rule is designed to give consumers greater...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

2024 Payments Year in Review: CFPB and FTC Regulatory Trends – Part One — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast

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In the first installment of a four-part Payments Year in Review series, Keith Barnett, Carlin McCrory, and Josh McBeain discuss significant developments in the payments landscape from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

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Federal Court of Appeals Considers Challenge to FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule

On December 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard arguments in Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited (“IMC”) v. Federal Communications Commission, which was brought by the marketing trade association to...more

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Doubling Down in the Second City, Part Two: Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Issues Final Rules...

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On July 1, 2024, the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (PLO or the “Ordinance”) took effect. We previously reported on the Ordinance when it was announced in November 2023 noting that, as written, it...more

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U.K. finalizes new consumer antitrust and digital markets regime

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has finally been enacted. It introduces significant changes to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules, establishes a new consumer protection regime and introduces a...more

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The Not-So-Wild West of AI Regulation

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Over the past year, we have seen the various agencies and branches of government issue a slew of rules, guidance, and directives over the use (and misuse) of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In May, the EEOC issued guidance on...more

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FCC Issues New Consent Requirements for Certain Marketing Communications

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In an important regulatory update that may significantly impact your organization’s marketing strategies, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with a...more

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FCC Orders ISPs to Publish Broadband "Nutrition Labels" - Update

Update: OMB approved the FCC's broadband disclosure rules on October 10, 2023, meaning that most of the rules will become applicable to ISPs with more than 100,000 subscriber lines on April 10, 2024, and to all other ISPs on...more

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The City that Never Sleeps on Debt Collection: A Primer on New York City's Debt Collection Regulations

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The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP") (formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs) promulgated new debt collection rules this spring to provide protections to consumers with limited English...more

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Key Regulatory Developments Impacting the California Lending and Payments Space

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The State of California is home to almost 40 million consumers and the world’s fifth largest economy. It represents a key exposure to most financial services companies’ US footprint. In recent years nonbank financial services...more

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