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2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New Era

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The United States is navigating a new era of regulatory oversight and the balance of power between federal and state regulators following the 2024 election cycle. As federal agencies retreat from and/or realign their...more

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CFPB Drops Suit Against Credit Card Company Alleging TILA Violations and Deceptive Marketing Practices

On April 23, the CFPB voluntarily dismissed with prejudice its lawsuit, filed in September 2024, against a Pennsylvania-based credit card company that had been accused of unlawfully marketing a high-cost, limited-use...more

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CFPB Settles with Online Student Lender for Alleged Deceptive Marketing Practices and Miscalculated and Undisclosed Annual...

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On October 17, 2024, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the Companies claiming violations of the CFPA, TILA, and Regulation Z. The CFPB alleged that the Companies engaged in deceptive acts and practices by representing that it...more

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DC Attorney General files suit against app-based lender EarnIn

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The Attorney General for the District of Columbia has filed suit against ActiveHours Inc., doing business as EarnIn, alleging that the app-based lender deceptively marketed and provided illegal high-interest loans to more...more

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CFPB Sues Credit Card Issuer and its Owner and CEO for Alleged Deceptive Marketing and Improper Fees

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On September 13, 2024, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the company and its owner and CEO, alleging deceptive and abusive acts and practices in violation of the CFPA and violations of TILA and its implementing regulation....more

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March 2024 UDAAP Bulletin

Editor's Note The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission,...more

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CFPB Sues Lease-To-Own Finance Company

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against a lease-to-own-finance company and several related companies (collectively, the "Company"), alleging that the Company violated various federal consumer...more

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CFPB Warns Digital Marketers, Loops In State AGs

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In a recent interpretive rule announced on August 10, 2022,—and unveiled at a summit of the National Association of Attorneys General—the CFPB stated that digital marketers are subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction, and...more

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CFPB and DOJ Order Mortgage Company to Pay Over $22 Million for Advertising and Marketing Discrimination

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​​​​​​​On July 27, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint and proposed consent order in a federal district court alleging that a mortgage company...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 7, 2022)

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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) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 19, 2021)

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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) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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EU Kills Privacy Shield | Honesty In Telecom Advertising | Big False Claims Act Settlements

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2020 AG Elections- Indiana GOP Chooses AG Candidate for 2020; Virginia Looks Ahead to 2021- •Todd Rokita, former Indiana Secretary of State and U.S. Congressman, has won the Republican nomination for Indiana AG over...more

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CFPB Sues Credit Repair Companies For Alleged Deceptive Marketing

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The CFPB has filed a complaint in Utah federal district court against a related group of companies that provide credit repair services for alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and the Consumer Financial...more

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FTC enforcement under new leadership to focus on consumer harm, fraud

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Based on a Law360 article reporting on an interview with Thomas Paul, the Acting Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, it appears that under its new leadership, the FTC will take a less aggressive approach to...more

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CFPB Continues to Target Add-On Credit Products

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has stepped up its enforcement actions alleging deceptive and unfair practices in marketing and billing for add-on credit protection products. Add-on products have been one of...more

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