New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection reached a settlement with Way.com over allegations that the online booking platform promoted illegal, unlicensed parking facilities. The company agreed to pay $200,000 in civil penalties and implement monitoring procedures to identify unlicensed facilities on its platform.

The FTC's complaint charged Capital Payments with assisting and facilitating deceptive telemarketing acts in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

In his pre-hearing questionnaire submitted to the Senate's Commerce Committee, the President's nominee for Chairman of the FTC, Joseph Simons ...

A consumer just brought a proposed class action against Schwan's Co., the maker of Mrs. Smith's pies, alleging that its "real butter" claim was misleading.

On December 16, 2010, the Federal Reserve issued a proposed rule under Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Every week, courts around the United States issue decisions addressing aspects of civil UDAAP claims.

Vermont has been keeping busy. We recently covered the Green Mountain State's aggressive anti-data broker legislation passed in May 2018, the first of its kind in the United States.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown secured a settlement with Lexyl Technologies and Bookonline.com over allegations that the companies deceptively added unnecessary "refund protection" fees to hotel bookings through pre-checked boxes. The settlement requires over $750,000 in consumer restitution and mandates that future fees require affirmative consumer opt-in rather than automatic enrollment.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown secured a settlement with Lexyl Technologies and Bookonline.com over allegations that the companies deceived consumers by automatically adding unnecessary "refund protection" fees to hotel bookings through pre-checked boxes. The companies will pay over $750,000 in consumer restitution and $300,000 to the AG, and must now require affirmative opt-in for such fees.

What can you buy for $43,280? Well, you could buy a convertible, an around-the-world cruise, or that timeshare you've always wanted in Cabo.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced this week that it has filed an administrative lawsuit against defunct online lender Integrity Advance and its CEO for allegedly deceiving consumers about the cost of short-term loans.

In Covarrubias v. CitiMortgage, Inc ., the plaintiff brought a lawsuit against CitiMortgage, claiming it improperly foreclosed on her home by failing to comply with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations incorporated into her deed of trust.

The CFPB, OCC and FDIC took action on August 12, 2015 against three banks in the Citizens Bank corporate family, resulting in $11 million in required restitution and a total of $20.5 million in federal civil money penalties.

In Simon v. FIA Card Services, N.A., the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey addressed whether the defendants engaged in false, misleading, or deceptive conduct...

On March 7, 2018, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into a consent order with The Bancorp Bank for allegedly making inaccurate disclosures ...

In response to these pronouncements, in April 2014, BMO Harris Bank became the first lender to move away from a dealer reserve rate to a flat rate auto financing pricing model.

Troutman Sanders LLP frequently represents employment background screening companies and employers on compliance issues and in litigation on matters related to the FCRA.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has long sought to promote, rather than prevent, innovation in financial products and services.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is making headlines in Alaska, supporting a move to repeal that state's certificate of need (CON) law.

Defending Unfair Trade Practices Act And Unfair Insurance Practices Act Claims.