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California’s DFPI Brings First Enforcement Action Under California’s Digital Financial Assets Law

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On June 25, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) entered a consent order with Coinme, Inc., a cryptocurrency “ATM” operator, for noncompliance with the California’s Consumer Financial...more

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FTC seeks to ban Blackstone Legal from debt collection business

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A debt collector company, Blackstone Legal, its associated companies and its owners, Ryan and Mitchell Evans, are facing a permanent ban from the debt collection business as a result of an FTC lawsuit charging that they...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (April 23, 2025)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and at the state level. CFPB activity continues to be...more

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Opportunity Financial Scores Big Win in CA DFPI’s “True Lender” Lawsuit

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A California state court recently denied a preliminary injunction sought by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (the DFPI) in its long-running litigation against Opportunity Financial (OppFi)...more

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CFPB and 11 states file lawsuit against companies engaged in origination and collection of income share agreements

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (CA DFPI), and ten state Attorneys General have filed a lawsuit against Prehired, LLC (Prehired) and two related...more

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Fintech fined over interest charges billed as tips and donations

A California-based fintech company recently entered separate consent orders with California, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia to resolve allegations claiming it disguised interest charges as tips and donations...more

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Fintech settles allegations that payment of tips and donations was a hidden interest charge

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A fintech peer-to-peer lender has entered into separate consent orders with California, Washington D.C., and Connecticut relating to its practice of requesting tips and donations in connection with the loans offered through...more

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DFPI cracks down on crypto platforms’ AI claims

On April 19, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced enforcement actions against five separate entities and an individual for allegedly offering and selling unqualified securities and...more

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Recent Crypto Settlements Signal State and Federal Enforcement Trends

On January 26, the California DFPI announced its participation in a $22.5MM multi-state into a settlement with a with a Cayman Islands digital asset firm to resolve a securities enforcement action in connection with the...more

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DFPI announces $22.5 million multistate settlement with crypto platform

On January 26, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it entered into a $22.5 million settlement agreement with a Cayman Islands digital asset firm to resolve a securities...more

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CFPB and State Regulators Hone in on Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts

On November 22, the CFPB denied a crypto lending institution’s petition for an order modifying a pending civil investigative demand (“CID”) that the Bureau issued to the institution in December of 2021. The CFPB issued the...more

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California Regulator Seeks Comment on Reworking Consumer Complaint Rules

On May 20, the California DFPI released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on implementing new rules to the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL). Previously, the CCFPL expanded the DFPI’s...more

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