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Tracking Trends in State-Level Consumer Protection Enforcement
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 9, 2025
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Podcast - Tips for Maintaining FTC Compliance When Using AI
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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
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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
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Compliance Needs are Alive and Well: FTC's Recent Enforcement Activity
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State AG Pulse | A FAIR Go For NY Consumers
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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
With the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch set to occur by Sept. 30, a vital question that remains to be fully answered is who will be responsible for litigation matters typically...more
Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more
On August 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans.” The order asserts that financial institutions have restricted the access of individuals and...more
Key Takeaways - America’s AI Action Plan (the Plan) emphasizes respect for states’ rights to legislate AI, provided that such laws prudently balance innovation and align with the Plan....more
The Trump Administration intends to leave a strong enforcement mark on fraud and trade enforcement. DOJ is linking together trade enforcement and False Claims Act cases in an unprecedented manner that will open up new...more
Two reinstated National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) board members participated in a board meeting on July 24, even as the Supreme Court signaled that three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission...more
On July 18, the GENIUS Act (the Act) was signed into law by President Donald Trump. According to a fact sheet released by the White House, the legislation aims to position the United States as a leader in the development of...more
The US relies on existing federal laws and guidelines to regulate AI but aims to introduce AI legislation and a federal regulation authority. Until then, developers and deployers of AI systems will operate in an increasing...more
On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to revoke the standards of identity for 52 food products the agency characterizes as obsolete. To do this, FDA has issued three proposed rules and...more
Today, President Donald Trump signs into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act”), establishing the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the...more
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted another color additive petition, approving the use of Gardenia (Genipin) in various food and beverage products. This marks the fourth naturally-derived color...more
On June 18, 2025, 24 prominent consumer, public health, and food allergy groups called on the Trump Administration to enforce stronger federal alcohol labeling policies, including moving forward with a cancer warning as...more
Once hailed as the sleek, interest-free alternative to credit cards, buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) loans have become a defining feature of modern consumer finance. Consumers like them because with just a few clicks, they can...more
President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), sweeping legislation that has direct impacts on the future of the CFPB. The final bill reduces the CFPB's operating budget from 12...more
The budget bill signed by President Trump on July 4 will make massive cuts to the CFPB’s budget. The huge bill changes the amount that the CFPB may receive from the Federal Reserve from a maximum of 12% of the Fed’s...more
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has emerged as a significant figure in the landscape of consumer protection and corporate accountability. Her actions and initiatives have positioned her as a thought leader...more
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report titled “Standing Up for New York Consumers – How New York State and New York City can Strengthen Consumer Financial Protection in the Trump Era,” which called for the...more
California microplastics case dismissed, MAHA Commission releases its report, federal PFAS priorities change, IARC classifies automotive gasoline, and more....more
In this special crossover episode between Moving the Metal and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle, Chris Capurso, and Chris Willis analyze the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, focusing on its impact...more
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that his office is investigating some of the country’s most ubiquitous home brands — including Colgate-Palmolive, Proctor & Gamble, and General Mills — for allegedly...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly woven into financial services operations, transforming everything from consumer interactions through chatbots and targeted marketing to essential functions like underwriting,...more
President Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request for the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) states that the President’s budget proposes to eliminate funding for CSB as part of the Trump...more
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an extensive budget reconciliation bill that would reduce the CFPB budget by 70 percent. In a 215-214 vote along party lines, the budget cut first approved by the House Committee...more