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[Webinar] Compliance Coffee Break: Hot Topics in Debt Settlement - July 8th, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET

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The debt settlement industry is fast emerging as a significant portion of the overall consumer financial services market, yet many still do not understand the space. Please join Hudson Cook partner Cathy Brennan as she...more

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Navigating the New Consumer Financial Services Landscape: Enforcement, Compliance, and Litigation Risks

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Financial services companies may feel relief from the aggressive federal oversight and regulation that defined the past decade. However, regulatory risk has not disappeared—it has shifted. ...more

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[Event] 11th Advertising Law Symposium - March 20th, Washington, DC

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Venable's AdLaw Symposium is back! Please join us in our Washington, DC, headquarters for this highly anticipated event focused on providing you with the information you need to promote your brand with confidence....more

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The Fox Rothschild Privacy Summit: A Recap

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Transparency might be the most important food group in data privacy compliance, especially with the Federal Trade Commission, Office of the New York State Attorney General and California Privacy Protection Agency focusing...more

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[Webinar] Going Green? An Update on the Legal and Regulatory Environment Surrounding Environmental Advertising Claims - December...

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Environmental advertising claims remain a hot area of regulator action, with the Federal Trade Commission in the process of updating the FTC Green Guides. State legislatures like California’s also remain active in the area,...more

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ESG and the Apparel Industry: Always in Fashion

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In recent years, the apparel, fashion, and luxury goods industries have seen an increased focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. As industry leaders continue to make ESG commitments, regulators,...more

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Question of the Week: With health care consolidation on the rise, what are some key considerations for buyers?

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“We continue to see interest across the health care M&A vertical and buyers need to be ready to move quickly when attractive assets come on the market. The current environment rewards potential acquirers who are willing to...more

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Healthy Choices: The Power and Perils of Health and Wellness Claims in Advertising

Even before COVID-19 had turned each of us into an amateur epidemiologist, companies in nearly every industry had begun to recognize the magnetic appeal of health and wellness claims in consumer advertising. Marketers of...more

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Is Your Ad Clear and Conspicuous? Apparently it Depends.

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We’ve all heard the jokes about fine print before – the text is so small you could be agreeing to give the dealership your first-born child. However, for regulators the fine print is no laughing matter. The bottom line is...more

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Small Dollar Lending Regulation in 2019

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One year ago, small dollar lenders were operating under the specter of looming compliance dates for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB’s”) final rule concerning small dollar lending. One year later, through...more

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Old Whine in a New Bottle

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Two recent events got me thinking. The first was a new car purchase. Finally persuaded that the newer cars had safety features that were truly life-saving and accident-reducing, my wife and I opted to replace the old bus...more

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Compliance: Setting up a Preventative Maintenance Compliance Budget

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Prioritizing compliance with federal and state law may be the last item on your never ending to-do list. Most days, you have bigger fish to fry - you want to increase sales and decrease overhead. However, a small investment...more

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The Walking Dead: 2018 Small Dollar Lending Updates-Is the Small Dollar Loan Industry Mostly Dead or Slightly Alive?

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During the past year, many small dollar lenders operated under looming rulemaking from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CFPB”), which threatened elimination of their businesses. This survey reviews small dollar...more

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Consumer financial services: The road ahead: Marketplace lending

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The CFPB has traditionally not prioritized marketplace lenders in its supervisory and enforcement efforts. As a result, state regulators have increasingly sought to fill any perceived voids left by the Bureau....more

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Developments in the Law Affecting Electronic Payments and Financial Services

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This survey reports on developments in the law relating to electronic payments. Part II addresses legal challenges to federal and state regulation of e-payments products. Part III discusses the amendment (again) of federal...more

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FTC Provides Guidance on State Regulatory Board Antitrust Liability Following Supreme Court Decision

Earlier this year, we covered the Supreme Court’s decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, which held that a state regulatory board composed of “active market participants” was not immune to federal...more

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FTC Answers the Call for Guidance Regarding Antitrust Compliance for State Regulatory Boards Controlled by Market Participants

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In North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 135 S. Ct. 1101 (2015), the Supreme Court held that the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners (“Board”), a state agency, was not exempt from federal antitrust laws...more

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FTC Provides Guidance Regarding Antitrust Compliance for State Regulatory Boards

In North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 135 S. Ct. 1101 (2015), the Supreme Court held that the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners (“Board”), a state agency, was not exempt from federal antitrust laws...more

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