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NYC Comptroller Requested Stronger Protections for New Yorkers Amidst Attenuated CFPB Authority

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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report titled “Standing Up for New York Consumers – How New York State and New York City can Strengthen Consumer Financial Protection in the Trump Era,” which called for the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: The Shifting State(s) of Regulation

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“Republicans’ deregulatory agenda in Washington is already having ripple effects at the state level, in both red and blue ones alike, giving states a lane to step up and become de facto national regulators.”...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Alternative Commercial Finance Monthly | February 2025

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Last month, we reported several laws scheduled to take effect this year. The first was the Commercial Financing Disclosure Law in Missouri. We have previously summarized this statute for commercial finance brokers who engage...more

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Democratic AGs File Amicus Brief Supporting CFPB Funding

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A group of 23 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief supporting a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to prevent the CFPB’s Acting Director from declining to draw additional funds on behalf of the agency....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Q&A: Will States Take the Lead in Consumer Protection?

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On Saturday, February 1, Rohit Chopra was dismissed as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with Secretary Scott Bessent appointed as Acting Director that same day. The following weekend, Office of...more

Allen Matkins

Does President Trump's Emergency Declarations Trigger California Price Controls?

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As discussed in yesterday's post, California's anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, is triggered upon the proclamation of a state of emergency by either the President of the United States or the Governor. ...more

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The Tides Are Changing (Again) for US “Fair Access” and “Anti-Debanking” Laws

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“Fair access” banking laws, at the epicenter of the debates between ESG and “anti-woke” regulation and federal/state preemption, may see a resurgence under the incoming administration. In recent years, the landscape of...more

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Virginia House of Delegates passes bill to establish 36% rate cap for “short-term” and other loans

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On January 31, 2020, by a vote of 65 to 33, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would establish a 36% rate cap on certain consumer loans.  Since Democrats also hold a majority in the Virginia Senate, the Senate...more

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