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Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (August 12, 2025)

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Federal and State Regulatory Announcements- CFPB Seeks Comment on New Thresholds for Larger Participants in the Automobile Financing, Consumer Reporting, International Money Transfer, and Debt Collection Markets. On August...more

Morgan Lewis

Consumer Finance in the US Automotive Industry

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As the legal environment for consumer financial services continues to shift through 2025, regulatory activity in the automotive sector has emerged as a fast-evolving area of focus for industry stakeholders. Recent...more

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China Monthly Data Protection Update: July 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for July. The following events merit special attention: CAC Issues Third Edition of the Data Export Security Assessment Application Guide: On...more

Cozen O'Connor

Nebraska AG Latest to Hit the Brakes on GM Data Practices

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers sued General Motors LLC and its subsidiary OnStar LLC (collectively, “GM”) over allegations that GM misled vehicle purchasers into enrolling in programs that collected and shared their driving data...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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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

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NY AG Reaches $3.2M in Settlements With 8 New York Nissan Dealerships

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New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James’ office has reached a cumulative total of $3.2 million in settlements with eight Nissan dealerships that the office accuses of overcharging New Yorkers for purchasing leased...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Driver Data Privacy - the Road Ahead

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The attorneys general in Arkansas and Indiana are the most recent AGs to file lawsuits under their respective state laws protecting the privacy of driver data. We previously reported that the state of Texas filed a similar...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB drops in-house suit against motor vehicle company financial arm

On May 12, the CFPB terminated a consent order against a credit financing arm of a large motor vehicle company for violations related to the CFPA and FCRA. ...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Lincoln Automobile Manufacturing Facility Enter...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC DBA Alabama Auto Plant (“Honda”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Update on FTC’s CARS Rule

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As of April 27, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had not filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to appeal the Fifth Circuit’s decision vacating the Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (CARS Rule). The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB seeks withdrawal from auto finance suit

On April 24, the CFPB filed a memorandum in support of a consent motion to withdraw as a plaintiff in its enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The case involves the CFPB and the...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

California Regulator Signals New Era in Privacy Enforcement

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In March, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced a consent order with an auto manufacturer alleging multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act and imposing a $632,500 fine for alleged failure...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CFPB Drops Indirect Lending Case

On April 22, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requested the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to remove the bureau as a plaintiff in CFPB v. Credit Acceptance Corporation, a case that...more

Mayer Brown

A Post-CARS Rule Brake? Not So Fast. Buckle Up for New Regulatory Activity in the Motor Vehicle Space

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The Fifth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (“CARS Rule”) on January 27, 2025, determining that the FTC failed to follow its own procedural requirements...more

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New-Aged Automakers Beware: CPPA’s Enforcement Action Against Honda Results in the Agency’s First Settlement

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CPPA launched its first major enforcement action in targeting connected vehicle-maker Honda. Connected vehicles often collect various kinds of sensitive driver information, including geolocation, biometric and behavioral...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

The State Consumer Protection Beat: State AGs Kick Off 2025 with a String of Actions and Support for the CFPB

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The first two months of 2025 were filled with numerous consumer protection actions by state AGs against vehicle dealers and players in the mortgage space, among others. ...more

Polsinelli

What Honda's CCPA Penalty Means for Your Privacy Compliance

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The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has reached a settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda), as outlined in this Order of Decision. The Order is the CPPA’s first public enforcement action involving a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

CPPA Puts the Brakes on Honda’s Data Privacy Practices

On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a settlement order imposing a $632,500 fine on American Honda Motor Co., Inc. for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CPPA...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CPPA Drives Home Enforcement Priorities in CCPA Settlement with Honda

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a settlement with American Honda Motor Co., resolving allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and requiring...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

California Privacy Protection Agency Takes CCPA Enforcement Action Against Auto Maker for Alleged Violations of Consumer Privacy...

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On March 7, 2025, the CPPA finalized a Stipulated Order against an automobile manufacturer (the "Company") alleging multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") ....more

Perkins Coie

New US Commerce Prohibitions on Chinese and Russian Connected Vehicle Technology

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New security rules designed to protect the connected vehicle supply chain will take effect in March unless they are withdrawn. The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the final rule...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

General Motors Settles With the FTC Over Unauthorized Collection and Sale of Driver Data

In the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) first action related to connected vehicle data, the agency announced that it reached a settlement with General Motors (“GM”) over GM’s unauthorized collection, use, and sale of driver...more

Venable LLP

The Fifth Circuit Slams the Brakes and Vacates FTC CARS Rule

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This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Combatting Auto Retail Scams (CARS) rule....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down FTC’s ‘Junk Fee’ Rule for Auto Dealers

On January 24, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an FTC rule aimed at curbing deceptive advertising and sales practices in the auto industry. The rule, which sought to prohibit certain “junk fees” and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

5th Circuit Vacates FTC New Car Dealer Rule

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On January 27, 2025, the Fifth Circuit handed new car dealers a significant win by invalidating the Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Trade Regulation Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in December 2023. In a...more

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