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Ms. Mithal discussed the FTC's use of its enforcement authority to protect small businesses.

Last week, the California Assembly Higher Education Committee unanimously voted to advance a bill designed to exclude OPMs and service providers from tuition share arrangements.

On January 11, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Proposed Rule that will, if adopted, require certain nonbank covered entities—including consumer reporting agencies...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced a joint law enforcement effort in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York involving a debt-settlement business and its principals.

On April 25, 2016, the CFPB entered into consent orders with a debt collection law firm, two of the firm's principal partners, and New Century Financial Services, Inc., a company that purchases and collects consumer debts.

On June 15, the CFPB posted a blog, titled "Buy Now, Pay Later and Credit Reporting" discussing the Bureau's viewpoint on the importance of standardized data furnishing by buy now,...

The CFPB’s final ability-to-repay rule, issued January 10, 2013, implements Dodd-Frank mortgage reforms requiring creditors to make good faith determination that a consumer has reasonable ability to repay his or her home loan before the loan is extended.

The CFPB established a Pilot Advisory Opinion ("AO") Program to create a mechanism through which the agency may better enabl[e] compliance in the face of "regulatory uncertainty."

On December 3, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its semi-annual update to its rulemaking agenda.

On December 16, the CFPB issued a series of orders to five companies offering "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) credit. The orders seek to collect information on the risks and benefits of ...

Complying with its mandate under the Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a proposed rule that defines "larger participants" in the debt collection and consumer reporting sectors that will be subject to the agency's supervision.

On July 26, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new Supervisory Highlights report (Report) that sheds light on the CFPB's observations and findings of unfair...

Washington, D.C. (May 25, 2021) - On March 3, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a lawsuit that has significant implications for the payment processing industry.

2020 saw continuity in CFTC leadership, programs, and direction from 2019. Overall, the Commission enjoyed an unusually heavy rulemaking calendar and continued the direction of its enforcement program from 2019.

On October 16, 2013, new FCC regulations will go into effect that introduce the requirement of prior express written consent for certain types of commercial phone calls and text messages to consumers.

Consumer products providers aren't the only ones feeling the pressure of a "ferocious" competitive environment.

Retail sales rose 2.2% in Q2 versus Q1, while inflation increased 1.5%, suggesting that higher prices may have contributed to growth more than stronger demand. Personal sports, leisure, and e-commerce sales accelerated in June ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

In the coming year, attorneys will turn their attention to a number of important consumer protection cases, including Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez.