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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Lessons from the FTC: The Cleo AI Settlement

The FTC’s settlement with Cleo AI gives some indication as to what we might see from the agency in the coming months. The FTC alleged, among other things, that Cleo AI’s actions violated Section 5 of the FTC Act. In...more

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Cleo AI Agrees to $17 Million Settlement with FTC

Sometimes, deals are too good to be true. That was the case for Cleo AI, an online cash advance company that promised consumers fast, up-front cash payments. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Cleo AI offered...more

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Cash Advance Company to Pay $17 Million in FTC Settlement

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The FTC has reached a proposed settlement with Cleo AI, Inc., resolving allegations that the personal finance app violated the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act through deceptive marketing and billing...more

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Class Action Certified Against Fintech Lender for Home Improvement Loans

In an order issued in January and made public on February 24, a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted class certification to consumers alleging a fintech lender’s loan...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fintech reaches consent order with CFPB over regulatory violations, deceptive practices

On January 30, the CFPB issued a consent order against a fintech company that allows customers to send, receive and store remittances through a mobile app’s prepaid accounts and debit cards. The CFPB alleged the fintech...more

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Payment Trends in 2024

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This edition of Fintech Flash identifies key issues we anticipate will impact the payments industry in 2024. First, the payments regulatory landscape continues to evolve, with a number of proposed rulemakings published by the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB Alive and Kicking – Issues New Guidance to Eliminate "Junk Fees" with Banks and Fintechs in its Cross Hairs

Despite a recent Fifth Circuit decision that found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) funding structure unconstitutional in a years-long series of attacks to undermine the constitutionality of the agency, the...more

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Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Tips

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If I told you I was going to give you money now and forcibly take it back from you a few days from now, that is a loan. If you paid me a fee for this, you’d probably presume this to be interest on your loan. But what if...more

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