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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

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Alleged Scammers Banned from Debt Relief Industry in FTC Settlement

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The FTC settled with SL Finance LLC and its owners, and separately with BCO Consulting Services Inc. and SLA Consulting Services Inc. and their owners, to resolve allegations that the entities and individuals violated the FTC...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 20, 2023)

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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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When a Mail Order Rule Case Is Not Just About the Mail Order Rule

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At the height of the pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission took swift action to stamp out scammers and other actors looking to take advantage of - or simply make a buck off - the crisis. One of the early moves it made was to...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (March 8, 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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AD-ttorneys@law - February 2022 #2

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Bunny v. Smaug - Did Annie’s smack down a snack-box slack-fill strike suit? ...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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #304 – Scammers Impersonating IRS Employees with Economic Impact Payment Scheme

This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Scam Alert to consumers notifying them that scammers are impersonating employees of the IRS promising a third Economic Impact Payment if they access forms through a link...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Don’t Get Shocked - Beware of Electricity Scams. Know How to Spot Them

Pay up or Go Dark! A combination of the pandemic, this past winter and the upcoming summer have caused a serious spike in scams targeting customers of Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). The scams involve predators...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – May 2021 #2

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BakerHostetler 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report – Disruption and Transformation - The report provides risk mitigation and compromise response intelligence from more than 1,250 data security incidents the firm...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #277 – Beware of Vaccine Surveys

Criminals use current events to launch new schemes designed to prey on victims’ vulnerabilities or fears. Throughout the pandemic, criminals have used fear of COVID-19, or the anticipation of a cure or a vaccine, to lure...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC Warns of COVID-19 Scam Targeted at Small Businesses

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning small businesses that they are being targeted by scammers through a new coronavirus-related scam. The scam “starts with an email that claims to come from the ‘Small Business...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – November 2020 #3

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FTC Tries to Clean Out 25 Fake Disinfectant Websites - But all information about scheme masterminds has been wiped away - Less Is More - There are elaborate schemes out there – boy, have we covered them. Misdirection, shadowy...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, November 2020 # 10

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In Washington: On Monday, Moderna announced that its coronavirus is 94.5% effective against COVID-19 in its phase three testing. The results make Moderna the second company to report preliminary data on a successful...more

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2020 Election Impact | Waste Management Merger Antitrust Concerns | NAAG Consumer Protection Conference Highlights

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Antitrust- What a Waste! Merging Waste Disposal Companies Must Divest Assets to Avoid Antitrust Concerns- •The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the AGs of Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (October 26, 2020)

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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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: What's New This Week - August 2020

FTC Says Auto Marketing Co.'s Deceptive COVID Stimulus Ads Violate Fed Law - An automotive marketing company previously accused of bait-and-switching consumers with false promises of federal COVID-19 relief is now also facing...more

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Credit Card Interest Rate Scam | “Made In USA” Settlement | Vaping Laws Enforced

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COVID-19- Attorney General to Congress: Let States Help Battle COVID-19-Related Medicaid Scams- •Citing the growing number of COVID-19-related scams, Kansas AG Derek Schmidt urged Congress to expand the authority of states...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Contradictory Responses by Privacy Regulators Post-COVID-19: Balancing the Economy With Cybersecurity in a Changed World (Privacy)

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate effect on privacy regulators, with varying levels of enforcement advocated by different government entities; the California Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Health & Human...more

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Targeted Cyber Frauds in Today’s Global Crisis

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You receive an email saying that due to COVID-19, a number of regularly scheduled meetings are moving to new dates and times. While hovering over the conveniently provided email link to your calendar, you notice the email...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Aggressive FTC enforcement agenda highlighted in Ballard Spahr webinar

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For our webinar last Thursday, “Consumer Protection: What’s Happening at the FTC,” we were joined by special guest speakers Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Malini Mithal, Associate...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #238 – Coronavirus Charity Scams

I think that people in general are decent and good. There are always some bad apples, but during crises most people want to help others. During the coronavirus pandemic, many people are doing everything they can to help...more

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COVID-19 Client Primer | Consumer Protection Enforcement Challenges in the Age of COVID-19

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in its mission to protect consumers from deceptive and unfair commercial practices, has been particularly vigilant during the COVID-19 pandemic because of an expected increase in outright...more

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Scammers Try To Steal Stimulus Checks Amid Coronavirus Confusion

As Americans endure the repercussions of the coronavirus – from the self-quarantining to the wearing of masks and gloves to the disinfecting and sanitizing of surfaces multiple times each day to the all-important and endless...more

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FTC Works to Thwart Coronavirus Scams

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As the collective consciousness coalesces around coronavirus fears, scammers are capitalizing on the opportunity to exploit the concerned. In recent months, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has noted the emergence of...more

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