Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Understanding the Development and Regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Tracking Trends in State-Level Consumer Protection Enforcement
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 9, 2025
Podcast - An Overview of State Attorney General Consumer Protection Enforcement
Suluki Secrets: Behind the Scenes of Reasonable Investigations — FCRA Focus Podcast
The Current State of the Holder Rule: Friend or Foe? — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Understanding BBB Ratings: Building Trust and Mitigating Risks — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Podcast - Tips for Maintaining FTC Compliance When Using AI
Wire Fraud Litigants Beware: Fourth Circuit Ruling Protects the Banks — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Balch’s Consumer Finance Compass: How Standing Can Make or Break Certification for Class Action Lawsuits in Debt Collection
Podcast - FTC to Focus on Deceptive AI Claims: Compliance Management Strategies
Doc Fees Decoded: The Price of Paperwork in Auto Sales — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Navigating Elder Fraud: Challenges and Legal Trends in Payment Systems — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Inside the CFPB’s FCRA Guidance Withdrawal — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Compliance Needs are Alive and Well: FTC's Recent Enforcement Activity
Regulatory Rollback: Inside the CFPB's FCRA Guidance Withdrawal — FCRA Focus Podcast
State AG Pulse | A FAIR Go For NY Consumers
Regulatory Rollback: Impact on Industry of CFPB's Withdrawal of Fair Lending and UDAAP Informal Guidance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Pritzker, taking aim at Trump, crypto ‘bros,’ signs laws to regulate digital currency industry, crypto ATMS - “These real-life examples of people falling prey to scammers and using cryptocurrency kiosks to send them large...more
The CFPB has scaled back some enforcement priorities, and the states have noticed. Certain states – including California, New York, Texas, and Connecticut – are particularly active, pursuing UDAP violations, privacy issues,...more
Regulatory enforcement priorities can vary greatly between individual states and between the states and the federal government. But as we have previously reported, there is one area where regulators across the board tend to...more
Overview - As demand for GLP-1 drugs continues to skyrocket, federal and state agencies are turning their attention to the GLP-1 market and ramping up efforts to address the perceived risks associated with counterfeit and...more
In this episode of "Clearly Conspicuous," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta discusses recent actions taken by state attorneys general (AGs) in the enforcement of consumer protection laws and regulations. His...more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, we kick off a two-part series on the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Stephen Piepgrass, Michael Yaghi, and Dan Waltz explore the significance of the BBB for businesses, particularly in...more
Louisiana has enacted a law that establishes a financial services oversight regime for earned wage access services, also known as on-demand pay services, which allow workers to access earned but unpaid income before payday....more
In part two of this three-part series on the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) 2025 Annual Meeting, we highlight panelists’ discussions on the safety and regulation of GLP-1 medications and the role of attorneys general in...more
Rob McKenna, Orrick partner and former Washington State Attorney General, joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Caroline Stapleton to discuss the expanding role of state attorneys general in consumer financial protection....more
New York AG Letitia James sent cease-and-desist letters to 26 online sweepstakes casino platforms alleging that they engage in prohibited gambling activity. In the letters, the AG demands that the virtual “sweepstakes...more
Maine’s Gambling Control Unit (GCU) has issued a formal warning regarding the proliferation of illegal interactive gaming (“iGaming”) platforms operating within the state. The warning emphasized that while certain forms of...more
A bipartisan coalition of 37 AGs sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives opposing a federal ban against state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the letter, the AGs argue that...more
Twice a year, state attorneys general consumer protection staff gather to discuss consumer protection issues. Our state attorney general team was at the public sessions, attending and presenting on issues important to AGs. We...more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Stephen Piepgrass is joined by colleagues Brad Weber and Christy Matelis from the firm's Antitrust Practice Group to explore the evolving landscape of right-to-repair laws across the...more
The CFPB confirmed in a recent memo to staff that it is shifting its tone on supervision and enforcement—even as reports circulate about significant staffing cuts and potential structural changes at the agency. ...more
In our third State AG Pulse episode in season 5, the State AG Group’s Chris Allen and Emily Yu liken state AGs’ approach to Chinese e-cigarette manufacturers to a game of regulatory Whack-A-Mole and warn companies that make...more
Florida AG James Uthmeier announced an investigation into whether proxy advising companies Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. may have misrepresented their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and...more
On March 3, the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) announced new regulations to combat so-called “junk fees” by requiring businesses to disclose total product costs upfront and simplify cancellation processes for trial...more
On February 21, a group of 23 state attorneys general (AGs) filed an amicus brief in support of the union representing CFPB workers in the union’s request for a preliminary injunction challenging the recent efforts to halt...more
A group of 23 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief supporting a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to prevent the CFPB’s Acting Director from declining to draw additional funds on behalf of the agency....more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Clay Friedman, co-leader of the firm's State Attorneys General (AG) practice, welcomes back Brian Kane, executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). They...more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Clay Friedman, co-leader of the firm’s State Attorneys General team, welcomes Kate Donoven, consumer counsel at the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). The conversation...more
With the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use and application, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s recent release of AI guidelines should serve as a reminder to healthcare providers and health IT developers of the...more
On October 23, an amended complaint was filed by the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (AG), alleging that Stone Academy, a nursing school, and its owners, Joseph Bierbaum and Mark Scheinberg, used millions of...more
On September 13, Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti sent a letter to members of the Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) warning that their commitment to support “global net zero greenhouse...more