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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB drops CFPA, TILA-related case

On April 23, the CFPB filed a notice of dismissal pertaining to its lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against a credit card company and its CEO. The CFPB alleged the company...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Drops Suit Against Credit Card Company Alleging TILA Violations and Deceptive Marketing Practices

On April 23, the CFPB voluntarily dismissed with prejudice its lawsuit, filed in September 2024, against a Pennsylvania-based credit card company that had been accused of unlawfully marketing a high-cost, limited-use...more

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FTC obtains preliminary injunction against Seek Capital and CEO Roy Ferman

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A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against Seek Capital and its founder and CEO, Roy Ferman, barring the company from making false claims and forbidding the company from contacting any consumers whose...more

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CFPB Takes Action on Bait-and-Switch Credit Card Rewards Tactics

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Following months of public hearings and reports on credit card rewards programs, on December 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a circular (Circular) to other law enforcement agencies alleging...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 7, 2025)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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CFPB Sues Credit Card Issuer and its Owner and CEO for Alleged Deceptive Marketing and Improper Fees

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On September 13, 2024, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the company and its owner and CEO, alleging deceptive and abusive acts and practices in violation of the CFPA and violations of TILA and its implementing regulation....more

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CFPB Bites of the Month Webinar Recap: The CFPB and the Dust of June

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more

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CFPB Targets Credit Card Rewards Programs

On May 9, the CFPB issued a new report highlighting the issues consumers encounter with credit card rewards programs. The report was released in conjunction with a hearing co-hosted with the Department of Transportation and...more

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Atlantic Union Bank to pay $6.2M for its unlawful overdraft opt-in practices

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On December 7, 2023, Atlantic Union Bank (the “Bank”) entered into a consent order with the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau (CFPB) related to its in-person and telephone overdraft opt-in sales practices during...more

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FTC, Florida Settle with Chargeback Mitigation Company for $150K

On November 7, the FTC and the State of Florida settled with a chargeback mitigation company and its owners for $150,000. The chargeback company was allegedly using deceptive practices, including referencing disclaimers that...more

The Volkov Law Group

Bank of America Hit with $250 Million in Penalties for Account Abuse Practices

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Bank of America joined the club of consumer abusers – Wells Fargo had been the well-established leader of this club and the poster-child for abusive consumer practices.  For years, Bank of America avoided federal...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Issue 10, 2022

A recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed that U.S. executives now consider cyberattacks the number one risk their companies face. Concerns about cybersecurity have moved beyond the Chief Information Security Office...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Targets Credit Services Company For False “Pre-Approved” Credit Offers

On September 1, the FTC issued an administrative complaint and consent order alleging that a credit services company harmed consumers by making false claims of “pre-approved” credit offers, enticing many consumers to apply...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Non-Creditor Advertising of Credit Pre-Approvals Likely Deceptive

The federal banking regulators have guidance in place regarding the advertising of credit pre-approvals, and, of course, Regulation Z and the Truth In Lending Act have provisions regarding how and when a pre-approval can be...more

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CFPB and NYAG settle lawsuit alleging federal and state law violations in connection with merchant’s store credit cards

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The CFPB and New York Attorney General have agreed to a settlement with Sterling Jewelers Inc. of a lawsuit they filed jointly in a New York federal district court alleging federal and state law violations in connection with...more

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CFPB Continues to Target Add-On Credit Products

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has stepped up its enforcement actions alleging deceptive and unfair practices in marketing and billing for add-on credit protection products. Add-on products have been one of...more

MoFo Reenforcement

One-Two Punch: CFPB Indirect Auto and Add-On Product Orders

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The CFPB announced two new enforcement action settlements on September 28: one for alleged discriminatory auto loan pricing and the other for alleged deceptive credit card add-on product marketing practices....more

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3rd Circuit Says: FTC Can Take Action Against Companies That Suffer Data Security Breaches

Companies can be fined by the federal government for failing to properly safeguard consumer data, according to a decision this week by Pennsylvania's federal appellate court....more

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's case against Citibank for violations relating to credit card add-on products

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Today we’re taking a look at the CFPB’s recent enforcement case against Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) and two of Citibank’s subsidiaries, Department Stores National Bank (“DSNB”) and Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. (USA) (“CCSI...more

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CFPB sues company for alleged credit card sham

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A new lawsuit filed by the CFPB alleges that a Texas-based company, Union Workers Credit Services, deceived consumers into paying fees to sign up for a “platinum card” that purported to be a general-use credit card but, in...more

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