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A decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) enforcement actions may motivate state regulators to fill the enforcement void. We have not seen a dramatic increase in state actions to date, but it will...more
On July 21, the CFPB published a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing its direct final rule that would have rescinded procedures requiring state officials to notify the Bureau when taking action to enforce the CFPA. As...more
In the wake of the federal government's pullback on consumer protection regulation and enforcement, the New York Legislature has passed an expansive overhaul of its principal consumer protection law. The Fostering...more
On June 16, 2025, the New York Attorney General announced it had entered into a stipulated final judgment to settle its suit against a non-bank money transfer provider over alleged violations of federal and state consumer...more
On June 16, the New York attorney general settled a civil action against a remittance provider in a case dropped by the CFPB earlier this year, which as previously covered by InfoBytes, left the State of New York as the sole...more
As federal consumer protection enforcement has recently taken a sharp turn towards less regulation and enforcement, states continue efforts to fill the gap left by the federal pullback. ...more
On June 13, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a stipulated final judgement resolving claims brought by the New York Attorney General against a global money...more
On May 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule that rescinded a May 2022 interpretive rule regarding the extent of states’ enforcement authority under Section 1042 of the Consumer...more
There has been much speculation that States will fill the void created by the Trump Administration’s drastic scaling back of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Congress authorized both state attorneys general and state...more
On April 14, the Attorney General (AG) for the State of New York filed two complaints in the New York State Supreme Court, alleging two earned wage access (EWA) providers violated civil and criminal usury provisions, as well...more
On April 14, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced two separate lawsuits against earned wage access providers—one against a company that issues advances directly to consumers, and another targeting a provider that...more
On April 7, an earned wage access (EWA) provider filed a complaint seeking declaratory relief against the New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in U.S. SDNY. The plaintiff requested relief from the OAG’s enforcement...more
If we could use only one word to describe the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I think most of us would agree on the word "uncertain." However, one thing seems certain to occur as we wait to see what will...more
On March 3, the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) announced new regulations to combat so-called “junk fees” by requiring businesses to disclose total product costs upfront and simplify cancellation processes for trial...more
Over the past four years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sought to strengthen state and local governments’ enforcement of consumer protection laws. The CFPB has engaged in numerous coordinated federal-state...more
On February 21, a group of 23 state attorneys general (AGs) filed an amicus brief in support of the union representing CFPB workers in the union’s request for a preliminary injunction challenging the recent efforts to halt...more
The future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and federal enforcement of consumer financial laws more generally — is uncertain. The Trump administration has ordered the CFPB to freeze all enforcement activity,...more
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
CFPB Urges States to Enact Consumer Protections Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report in tandem with a new initiative aimed at pushing an increased number and widening the scope of...more
The CFPB issued a consent order against Tempoe, LLC for allegedly deceiving consumers into expensive leasing agreements for purchases from large retailers in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010....more