We get Privacy for work — Episode 8: The Surge in Data Breach Lawsuits: Trends and Tactics
Regulatory Rollback: CFPB’s Withdrawal of Informal Guidance Sparks New Litigation Dynamics – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Section 5 of the FTC Act be Amended to Add a Private Right of Action?
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Challenges of Using the Current Law to Address Dark Patterns, with Guest Gregory Dickinson, Assistant Professor, St. Thomas University
Webinar Recording: An Overview of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act
CF on Cyber: An Update on the Changes to the Florida Telemarketing Act
While our readers are keenly aware of federal telemarketing regulations, most notably the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), fewer readers likely know about the various “mini-TCPA” laws that exist in numerous states....more
On September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) becomes effective, broadening certain aspects of the state’s telemarketing law to cover text messages, multimedia messages and similar electronic communications. The...more
In a recent webinar hosted by Kelley Drye, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Chief Deputy of Consumer Protection Mark Krueger shared valuable insights into best practices for engaging with the office, Nevada’s...more
Question: Amendments to Texas’s “Mini-TCPA” take effect on September 1, 2025. How will these changes impact my business’s telemarketing activities? Answer: The amendments broaden the scope of Texas’s telemarketing law....more
The Southern District of New York dismissed an action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), finding that there was no private right of action under section 1681s-2(a) for purportedly inaccurate reporting by a furnisher....more
On May 9, 2025 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act (the “Act”) into law. This is the first time that a state jurisdiction has mandated use of certain disclosures if consumer data has...more
The California Legislature is moving forward with two bills that would meaningfully reshape the boundaries of consumer legal funding and legal advertising practices in the state. Assembly Bill 931 and Senate Bill 37, while...more
A bill recently enacted in Texas (SB140) will enhance the ability of individual consumers to seek damages for violations of various aspects of the state’s telemarketing laws. The changes adopted impact the following...more
Join us for an in-depth discussion on two pivotal pieces of legislation reshaping the consumer protection and data privacy landscape in New York: the NY FAIR Act and the TED Bill. This webinar will explore how these laws...more
On June 20, 2025 – Governor Abott signed into law Texas Bill SB140 – as TCPAWorld previously reported the Texas-sized bill drastically amends the Texas Mini-TCPA statute – the Texas Business & Commerce Code (“TBCC”) by...more
Texas is poised for a significant overhaul of its telemarketing regulations with the anticipated enactment of Senate Bill 140 (“SB140”). Awaiting Governor Abbott’s signature and scheduled to take effect on September 1, 2025,...more
On March 24, 2025, Senate Bill 754 (pdf) was signed into law amending the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), the Commonwealth’s general consumer protection law. The VCPA was originally passed in 1977 as remedial...more
Keypoint: A new Virginia law prohibits the collection, use, or sharing of reproductive or sexual health information without consent and provides Virginians with a private right of action for at least $500 per violation. As...more
Since the start of President Trump’s second administration, some State Attorneys General (AGs) have actively responded to executive orders and policy directives, including by initiating legal challenges in federal courts. Now...more
On March 24, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 754 into law. SB 754, which will take effect on July 1, 2025, amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) to prohibit certain entities from, in connection with a...more
On March 24, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin approved SB 754, titled “Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc., reproductive or sexual health information.”...more
In a development that seems to have flown mostly under the radar this week, Virginia’s governor signed on Monday SB754, a bill passed by the state’s General Assembly that amends the state’s Consumer Protection Act to strictly...more
With the recent developments at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), many mortgage lenders have been left wondering about the extent to which the CFPB will enforce federal laws governing the mortgage lending...more
In its final days under the Biden administration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau called on states to step it up – following soon after Director Chopra’s December appearance at the NAAG Capital Forum....more
Relatively few consumer class action cases reach trial; most are settled or resolved through motion practice. The paucity of cases tried to judgment makes it notable when, as in the case discussed here, one goes all the way...more
In a welcome change in approach to financial market regulation, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is requiring market participants to deliver good outcomes for consumers. On July 27, 2022, the FCA...more
Although the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) “strongly urges Congress to pass durable, bipartisan national privacy legislation that protects all Americans equally,” it will “strongly oppose legislation that fails to...more
Keypoint: There were a number of notable developments this week: the Washington Privacy Act passed out of a house committee after adding a private right of action, there was more movement on the Florida and Connecticut bills,...more
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in response to the continuing threat posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Among other provisions,...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) released a Policy Statement outlining the responsibilities of credit reporting companies and furnishers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As lenders continue to offer...more