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Louisiana Enacts Law Regulating Earned Wage Access Services

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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

Hudson Cook, LLP

State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update

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While uncertainty continued to loom over the CFPB, the states did not take a spring break. Instead, we saw an eye-popping settlement from NY DFS involving BSA/AML claims. And both republican and democratic AGs continued to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New York attorney general files two complaints against wage access providers

On April 14, the Attorney General (AG) for the State of New York filed two complaints in the New York State Supreme Court, alleging two earned wage access (EWA) providers violated civil and criminal usury provisions, as well...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York AG Sues Earned Wage Access Companies for Allegedly Unlawful Lending Practices

On April 14, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced two separate lawsuits against earned wage access providers—one against a company that issues advances directly to consumers, and another targeting a provider that...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Complaint challenges New York attorney general’s classification of earned wage access as a loan

On April 7, an earned wage access (EWA) provider filed a complaint seeking declaratory relief against the New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in U.S. SDNY. The plaintiff requested relief from the OAG’s enforcement...more

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