Student loan debt rose to $1.34 trillion in Q2 2017, up from $1.31 trillion at the end of 2016, and now accounts for 10.4% of the $12.8 trillion in total household debt.

Litigation related to pre-financial crisis subprime mortgage lending and securitization has resulted in a decade-long hangover for many of those who participated in the boom times.

Move over mortgages – there's a new kind of real estate that could benefit from a new type of funding. As higher interest rates and rising prices are making affordable housing a challenge...

Usury has made quite a comeback from the dust heap of old law treatises to become a crucial concept that has shaped modern credit markets.

A hard-hitting ruling last month by a Brooklyn federal judge may expose not just the online retailers offering goods and/or services, but also the agencies retained by them to build and design...

A San Francisco-based company and its principal agreed to settle allegations brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they falsely represented positive reviews on the Better Business Bureau

Two significant interest-based advertising (IBA) developments have recently come out of the Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program) ...

Among the many high-profile entertainment industry headlines in 2018, one case in particular stands out for its impact on the rising trend of "true crime" entertainment.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a staff report and proposed a Made in USA Labeling Rule (Proposed Rule) in an effort to strengthen the FTC's enforcement program and make...

As mentioned, at BAA I gave a presentation on the interplay of marketing and advertising law to activate brands.

As mentioned, at BAA I gave a presentation on the interplay of marketing and advertising law to activate brands.

Local governments in California are playing an increasing role in examining and challenging potentially misleading advertising and marketing practices.

The war in Ukraine has led to Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II; more than 3 1/2 million civilians have already been displaced, and some observers expect the number to reach five million...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently obtained the largest civil settlement ever in a children's privacy case.

While businesses are eager to implement new compliance steps to meet the requirements of the CPRA and other new privacy laws...

The California legislature has passed, and Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law, a bill known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ...

On January 16, 2024 Governor Phil Murphy signed into law New Jersey Senate Bill 332 (SB332). The new law will go into effect on January 15, 2025.

Flip back through articles, columns, tweets and other prognostications from marketing pundits over the past decade plus

Perform a quick Google news search for "digital advertising" and it's quickly apparent that transparency — or a perceived lack thereof — is an issue that runs rampant in the industry.

Cryptocurrency companies are subject to various federal laws and may be regulated by a number of federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission.