Daily Compliance News: August 1, 2025, The All AI Edition
Compliance Needs are Alive and Well: FTC's Recent Enforcement Activity
Excessive Compensation: What to do when the co-owners of your business pay themselves excessively
Deposit Account Litigation: Highlights From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025 — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Recognizing and Avoiding Trademark Scams and Hoaxes
Elder Abuse-Financial Exploitation and Fraud
Legally Qualified: Protecting Against Elder Investment Fraud and Exploitation
Digging Deeper, Episode 1: The Con Queen of Hollywood
What is Consumer Fraud and What Deceptions are Employed?
Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against Early Warning Services LLC (EWS), the parent company of digital payment network Zelle. AG James asserts that Zelle was designed “without critical...more
Keeping you and your money safe is our top priority, and we have stringent safeguarding measures in place to help protect all our customers. But there are also steps you need to take to protect yourself from fraud....more
In 2024, FTC compliance lawyer wrote about the first case where the Federal Trade Commission charged a gig work company for allegedly misleading consumers about the money they could make on the company’s platform and...more
On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against a group of companies and individuals operating under the “Accelerated Debt” brand, alleging they...more
In the wake of the recent July 4th flooding tragedy in Texas, scammers and criminals are reaching out to victims to take advantage of their vulnerability. Unfortunately, this is not the first time criminals have used natural...more
Have you ever received a phone call claiming that your bank account has been compromised? You’re not alone. Banking phone scams are on the rise, and criminals are becoming more convincing by the day....more
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its annual report and accounts for 2024/25, accompanied by a press release. The report highlights a 54% year-on-year increase in complaints, with 305,726 new cases received,...more
On June 24, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Mercury Marketing, LLC, and several affiliated entities and individuals alleging that the...more
On June 16, 2025, the FTC announced it had reached a settlement with a UK-based payment processor, resolving allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes by processing payments for...more
Beware of a new scam targeting Michigan businesses and individuals. The scam uses fake mailings containing “Annual Statement Past Due” notices. These notices arrive in plain white envelopes, bear no return address, and...more
On June 18, 2025, the New York State Attorney General announced that her office stopped an allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scam that targeted hundreds of Russian-speaking New Yorkers in Brooklyn and across the...more
Nominet, the Registry responsible for running the .UK country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD), has published its annual report on .UK domain names that have been suspended due to criminal activity. The report covers the 12...more
In this episode of "Clearly Conspicuous," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta provides an early analysis of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) direction under Chair Andrew Ferguson, emphasizing that the agency is...more
On May 22, 2025, the FTC filed a proposed stipulated order in the District Court for the Middle District of Florida to resolve allegations that several individuals and the student loan debt relief companies that they...more
Smishing schemes involving Departments of Motor Vehicles nationwide have increased. Scammers are sending SMS text messages falsely claiming to be from the DMV that “are designed to deceive recipients into clicking malicious...more
On April 30, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Public Service Announcement warning consumers about fraudulent discount medical scams. These scams typically involve deceptive offers for health insurance...more
Recently, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he launched a new centralized consumer protection hotline, website and email address to assist Pennsylvanians in reporting scams and resolving financial and...more
On May 15, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman Andrew Ferguson testified before the House Appropriations Committee in support of the FTC’s budget request. His testimony provides insight into the agency’s downsizing and...more
Beginning on April 7, 2025, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its three-day Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout the forum, attorneys general, their senior staff, federal officials, and other...more
In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Peter Kamminga, Esq., Ph.D., and Jeffrey Grubman, Esq., discuss the rise in financial scams targeting consumers and the various ways in which those scams typically take shape, including...more
The increased reliance on digital communication and online banking has created greater potential for digitally-enabled scams. If not appropriately addressed, scam losses may undermine confidence in digital systems, resulting...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and at the state level. CFPB activity continues to be...more
I have been getting a lot of texts that are clearly scams, and those around me have confirmed an increase in spammy texts. According to an FTC Consumer Protection Data Spotlight, individuals lost over $470 million...more
On April 8, GAO published a report titled “Consumer Protection: Actions Needed to Improve Complaint Reporting, Consumer Education, and Federal Coordination to Counter Scams” addressing the growing issue of scams targeting...more