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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – September 2025

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/4/2025

To keep you informed of recent activities, here are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

DNC Demand Letters Are a Serious Matter

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP on 12/6/2024

As our readers are aware, companies risk substantial penalties for failure to abide by federal Do-Not-Call (“DNC”) regulations. Many DNC lawsuits, that eventually end in judgment or settlement, were preceded by DNC demand...more

Telemarketing and Texting: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit

Venable LLP on 4/19/2024

Telephone and text message marketing poses private litigation risks and regulatory hurdles that should be considered before any campaign. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and...more

Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Strengthens Robocall Enforcement Partnerships, Amends Telemarketing...

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 3/28/2024

Commission Strengthens International and Domestic Robocall Enforcement Partnerships - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entered into three new agreements to enhance its robocalling investigation and enforcement...more

FTC Bans Lead Generator from Participating in Robocalls in $7 Million Settlement

Venable LLP on 1/9/2024

This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Proposed Stipulated Order with lead generator Response Tree LLC and its president, resolving allegations that the company violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)...more

Feds, states launch “Operation Stop Scam Calls”

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/21/2023

On July 18, the FTC, along with over 100 federal and state law enforcement partners nationwide, including the DOJ, FCC, and attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, announced a new initiative to...more

FTC program targets robocalls from overseas

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/18/2023

On April 11, the FTC implemented Project Point of No Entry (PoNE) in an attempt to stop foreign-based scammers and imposters from targeting U.S. consumers with illegal robocalls. The FTC warned “point of entry” or “gateway”...more

Wireless Roundup (August 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/29/2022

FTC Requests Comment on .com Disclosures: On June 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding a potential update and revision to its .com disclosures guidance document. Among other...more

Industry And Government Join Forces To Combat Robocalling

Cozen O'Connor on 9/15/2021

On September 8, 2021, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), in coordination with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, kicked off its Robocall Summit. The Summit included a...more

Cruise Line Sails into Sea of TCPA Liability from Vendor’s Use of Soundboard Tech

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/11/2019

New communications technologies are being adopted at a rapid pace by industry. This has led to the emergence of legal questions over whether this new technology is regulated by the TCPA. One such question, which has seen...more

FCC Seeks Comment on TCPA’s Classification of Calls Placed Using Soundboard Systems

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/23/2019

On the heels of a February 2019 Public Notice regarding the same issue, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or Commission”) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau is once again seeking comment on the TCPA’s...more

FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/12/2019

A comprehensive review of recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) consumer protection actions shows that the FTC continues to be one of Washington’s most aggressive regulators. While the number of enforcement...more

Don’t Call It a Comeback: The National Do Not Call Registry (“DNCR”) Has Been Here for Years, but DNCR-Based Litigation May Be on...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/12/2018

Here at TCPAland, we’ve recently mused about the potential for a new wave of TCPA litigation following recent court decisions suggesting that predictive dialers are no longer subject to the TCPA... In light of these...more

$283MM in Telemarketing Penalties: The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About the Big Dish Ruling This Week

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/9/2017

On the heels of a crushing $60MM civil judgment in North Carolina two weeks ago, Dish was hit with a staggering $283MM in penalties in an epic ruling by Judge Sue E. Myerscough of the Central District of Illinois this week in...more

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