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Yellowstone Capital Settles Lawsuit with New York Attorney General

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On January 16, 2025, Yellowstone Capital and other entities, along with Yellowstone officers Isaac Stern and Jeffrey Reece, settled claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that Yellowstone and the other entities...more

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Increasing Regulatory Scrutiny for the Merchant of Record Model

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a settlement with a group of related companies and two of their officers that used a merchant of record (MoR) model to facilitate sales for merchants. According to the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC, Florida AG sue “chargeback mitigation” company

On April 12, the FTC and the Florida attorney general filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging a “chargeback mitigation” company and its owners (collectively, “defendants”) used...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fraud Alert: Payment Processors And ISOs Must Ensure That Their Compliance Procedures Can Detect COVID-19 Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) plans to aggressively police companies that use deceptive marketing to take advantage of consumers’ fears relating to the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC permanently bans payment processor for violating 2009 order requiring monitoring of merchant clients

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A payment processor and its individual owner have entered into a settlement with the FTC to settle charges that they violated a 2009 federal district court order that required them to review and monitor their merchant clients...more

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