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Consumer Financial Services Bites of the Month - August 2025 - "August is Over CFPB"

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the August 2025 webinar....more

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[Podcast] AD Nauseam: Checking In With the FTC

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On today’s episode of AD Nauseam, Amy Mudge and Daniel Kaufman discuss recent FTC enforcement trends, highlighting a return to traditional consumer protection cases such as fraud, earnings claims, and debt relief. They...more

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North Carolina Legislative Alert: House Representatives Propose Amendments to Expand Debt Adjusting Prohibitions to Ban Debt...

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Just a week from North Carlina Senators proposing Senate Bill 491, which seeks to create an act to license, examine, and regulate debt settlement services, North Carolina House Representatives Howard (R), Setzer (R), B. Jones...more

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Bipartisan Support For A CTA Pause And Livy Explains The Inequity Of Student Loan Forgiveness

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As the courts wrestle with various challenges to the Corporate Transparency Act, Congress is also taking an interest.  Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 736 which would allowcompanies formed or registered...more

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New York and Washington Propose Legislative Amendments to Regulate Debt Settlement Companies

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Washington - On January 24, 2025, Washington Representatives Reeves (D), Corry (R), and Walen (D) introduced House Bill (HB) 1599, which seeks to amend the state’s existing debt adjusting act. Currently, the Washington law...more

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New Law Seeks To Curtail Coerced Debts

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A new California law governing "coerced debt" will soon be taking effect.  This legislation, 2022 Cal. Stats. ch.  989, defines a "coerced debt" as a...more

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Narrow Bankruptcy Reforms Make Big Changes for Small Business, Vets, Farmers

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Three important pieces of bankruptcy legislation were signed into law this summer. The legislation did not make substantial structural changes to the bankruptcy system, but the laws do meaningfully impact three important...more

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Trump Signs Bankruptcy Bills Providing Economic Relief for Small Businesses, National Guard, Veterans, and Family Farmers

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On Friday, August 23, President Trump signed four bankruptcy bills into law: H.R. 3311, the “Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019”, which adds a new Subchapter V to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in order to...more

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