2/9/2025 1:32:22 PM CFPB (Apparently) Shuts Down Operations By Jeff Greenbaum According to media reports, Russell Vought, the Director of the Office and Management and Budget, who is also serving as the Acting...
8/13/2024 11:28:21 PM Time Is Money: White House Announces Consumer Protection Initiative By Terri Seligman The White House has just announced a new initiative designed to “crack down on everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans’ time...
3/8/2024 12:09:18 AM Product Review Sites: Abusive and Misleading? By Terri Seligman Let’s say you’re shopping for a new credit card or perhaps a new skin care regime. You go online and do a search like “best travel...
4/26/2023 4:45:53 PM Federal Agencies Release Joint Statement on AI By Maria Nava Earlier today, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”), the Consumer Financial...
4/4/2023 3:25:32 PM CFPB Issues Policy Statement on Abusive Acts or Practices By Jeff Greenbaum The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just issued a Policy Statement on Abusive Acts or Practices, which sets forth the CFPB's views...
1/24/2023 1:25:21 AM CFPB Issues Its Own Dark Patterns Guidance for Negative Option Practices By Kate Patton Drawing from the Federal Trade Commission’s recent policy statement and its own past enforcement actions, the Consumer Financial...
11/5/2022 5:55:03 PM President Biden Says His Administration is Taking on "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum In a speech last week, President Joe Biden said that his Administration is taking on so-called "junk fees." Accompanied by CFPB Director...
8/15/2022 4:10:01 PM Ad Targeting and Behavioral Marketing Targeted by Consumer Protection Regulator By Terri Seligman Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule addressing the activities of digital marketing...
5/11/2022 10:53:49 PM Subscription Services In the Crosshairs Again By Terri Seligman In April, the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a lawsuit against TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries,...
4/26/2022 12:37:46 PM CFPB Says It Plans To Use Its Authority To Supervise Nonbank Companies By Jeff Greenbaum The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it is planning to use its authority to begin supervising nonbank financial...
3/24/2022 2:40:46 PM CFPB Issues Guidance on the Manipulation and Suppression of Consumer Reviews By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new guidance to financial companies regarding the manipulation and...
12/23/2021 3:10:03 PM CFPB Launches Inquiry Into "Buy Now, Pay Later" Credit By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it issued a series of orders to five companies that offer "buy now,...
9/30/2021 9:31:16 PM Chopra Confirmed as CFPB Director By Jeff Greenbaum Today, Rohit Chopra was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chopra has served as a...
9/20/2021 1:58:20 PM CFPB Sues Lender (Again!) Over Borrowing Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued LendUp Loans, alleging that the company violated a 2016 consent order...
7/10/2021 12:52:40 PM What Does the President's Executive Order Mean for Advertisers? By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. Noting that the economy is...
1/22/2019 1:00:21 PM NAD Examines PayPal Advertising and Looks to CFPB for Guidance By Terri Seligman As part of its routine monitoring program, where it examines claims on its own initiation without a competitor challenge, NAD initiated...