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10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 9, 2025
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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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The New York State Legislature recently passed the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act (“FAIR Act”), a sweeping update to New York’s consumer fraud statute (GBL § 349)—the first in...more
Months after the CFPB—under departing chair Rohit Chopra—released a playbook encouraging states to toughen their consumer protection laws and enforcement, New York has responded, passing the Fostering Affordability and...more
In a notable trend in state consumer financial regulation, state legislatures are increasingly seeking to regulate a variety of marketing and advertising practices, rather than limiting their regulatory focus limited to the...more
Sweepstakes casinos have become a force in online gaming, offering casino-style games without navigating the complex regulatory scrutiny of gaming regulators or legislators. Sweepstakes casinos use creative business models,...more
On April 17, Montana enacted SB 488 (the “Act”) which amends the Montana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to include false, misleading or otherwise deceptive consumer reviews or testimonials. The Act...more
On March 13, 2025, New York legislators introduced a bill backed by New York Attorney General Letitia James to expand the state’s current consumer protection law to cover “unfair” and “abusive” practices, and not just...more
Following the devastating fires in Southern California, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. This proclamation triggered the application of California Penal Code...more
On September 24, 2024, California enacted Assembly Bill 2863 (the “Bill”) to take effect on July 1, 2025. The Bill updates California’s regulations governing automatic renewals and continuous services. An automatic renewal or...more
Welcome! Welcome to the new format of All Consuming . We listened to the feedback. A newsletter filled with long articles gives the detailed information some are looking for but becomes another thing that others have to...more
Until recently, legal principles surrounding unfairness, deception, and abusiveness have been defined primarily at the federal level, yet with perceived federal retrenchment from consumer protection, states have increasingly...more
The New York legislature is considering significantly expanding the state’s deceptive trade practices law to cover “unfair” and “abusive” practices and to raise the minimum amount recoverable for proving a claim from $50 to...more