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25 Oct 2018, 8:43 am by Phyllis H. Marcus and Carter C. Simpson
The data will be accompanied by a Consumer Protection Data Spotlight report, which will highlight important stories and trends emerging from the consumer data. [read post]
The post Consumer Financial Protection Bureau orders tech giants to turn over payment information appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
12 May 2017, 12:53 pm by Christine A. Stoddard
A flurry of recent consumer protection cases in California federal courts led to mixed results for defendants attempting to dismiss nationwide class claims based on the state’s choice of law rules. [read post]
This past week, several consumer, self-regulatory and regulatory actions made headlines: Clearblue Label Not So Clear A Second Circuit panel affirmed a district court ruling that SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics GmbH, maker of the Clearblue Advanced Pregnancy Test with Weeks Estimator, violated the Lanham Act. [read post]
6 Sep 2016, 9:32 am by Phyllis H. Marcus and Emma Lewis
This past week, several consumer, self-regulatory and regulatory actions made headlines: Full Throttle: Ninth Circuit Dismisses FTC Data Suit Against AT&T On August 29, 2016, the Ninth Circuit dismissed a suit brought by the FTC against AT&T Mobility LLC, ruling that the telecommunications company is exempt as a “common carrier” from enforcement under the FTC Act. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 4:02 pm by sesmith
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was created via the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, announced published a rule that enables the CFPB to supervise large debt collection agencies. [read post]
5 Apr 2021, 11:30 am by D Daniel Sokol
Big Data at the Crossroads of Antitrust and Consumer Protection Ginger Zhe Jin University of Maryland - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Liad Wagman Illinois Institute of Technology - Stuart School of Business, IIT Abstract The... [read post]
15 Aug 2016, 9:18 am by Phyllis H. Marcus and Andrew W. Eklund
This past week, several consumer and regulatory actions made headlines: FTC Warns Marketers of Zika-Prevention Products: Claims Must Be Substantiated The Federal Trade Commission has issued warning letters to 10 marketers of products that purport to protect users from Zika infection. [read post]
15 Nov 2013, 12:30 pm by Christine Nielsen
The amended Consumer Protection Law will take effect from 15 March 2014 and will provide specific protection for consumer privacy in China for the first time. [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 3:43 am
The House Financial Services Committee meets again today to mark-up draft legislation on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency ("CFPA"). [read post]
27 May 2015, 9:20 pm
As an organization fully committed to promoting justice for consumers, NACA’s members and their clients are actively engaged in promoting a fair and open marketplace that forcefully protects the rights of consumers, particularly those of modest means. [read post]
Comcast Sued by Washington AG Over Service Plan  The Washington Attorney General filed suit against Comcast in state court alleging 1.8 million violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 5:49 am
Barney Frank has delayed for a couple months his committee's consideration of the legislation that would authorize the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. [read post]
31 Oct 2022, 1:13 pm
Consumer and data protection authorities have accordingly been taking action on the basis of laws outlawing practices associated with many dark patterns, while also issuing guidance to support business compliance. [read post]
On 25 May 2023, the FCA published Consultation Paper CP23/13: Strengthening protections of borrowers in financial difficulty: Consumer credit and mortgages, which sets out proposed changes to FCA sourcebooks to reflect the planned withdrawal of the Tailored Support Guidance (TSG). [read post]
The Fourth Circuit recently found that the imposition of convenience fees can run afoul of consumer protection statutes—including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
1 Mar 2023, 1:38 pm by Lisa Lanham and John Georgievski
On February 24, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) released a Notice containing modifications to previously proposed regulations addressing the Consumer Financial Protection Law (“CFPL”). [read post]
10 May 2012, 11:20 am by Walter Olson
Will the new Consumer Protection Finance Bureau (CPFB) go along with their wishes? [read post]
19 May 2024, 10:00 pm
The US Supreme Court ruled on May 16, 2024 that the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—which is funded with money from the Federal Reserve rather than the US Congress—does not run afoul of the Appropriations Clause of the US Constitution. [read post]