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26 May 2011, 8:22 am
The testimony was supposed to be about the direction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a report to Congress. [read post]
12 Nov 2018, 3:59 pm
While baseline federal privacy legislation would benefit consumers across the country, any federal privacy regulation or legislation that preempts and supplants state action would actually hurt consumers and prevent states from protecting the needs of their constituents. [read post]
14 Jul 2011, 5:11 am
Jeff Sovern posted earlier on today's House Oversight & Government Reform hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [read post]
29 Jul 2006, 8:14 am
For example, the automatic stay provisions, which previously offered a comprehensive, no-questions-asked protection from any creditor action, no longer provides absolute protection in all circumstances. [read post]
4 Mar 2021, 7:12 am
Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. [read post]
15 Nov 2017, 9:31 am
Although the Missouri AG seems focused on the privacy aspects of consumer protection, it is also possible that consumer protection statutes may protect advertisers against Google’s sale of advertising against ISIS recruitment videos or sites selling illegal drugs or pirated content. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 5:47 am
List of Online Resources for Consumers to highlight National Consumer Protection Week. [read post]
28 Jan 2011, 8:15 am
As has been reported previously, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created the CFPB to serve as the primary regulatory authority over consumer financial products and nearly every federal consumer financial protection law. [read post]
5 Dec 2023, 8:12 am
Bear in mind that the FCC, not the Federal Trade Commission, has consumer protection jurisdiction for so-called Title II regulated common carriers, including ventures offering pre-paid and post-paid wireless service. [read post]
5 Dec 2023, 8:12 am
Bear in mind that the FCC, not the Federal Trade Commission, has consumer protection jurisdiction for so-called Title II regulated common carriers, including ventures offering pre-paid and post-paid wireless service. [read post]
6 Jan 2023, 4:06 pm
The post Homeowners ask the justices to enforce a New York consumer-protection law against banks appeared first on SCOTUSblog. [read post]
23 Jul 2009, 5:08 pm
Bernanke pushes back, as he did yesterday when speaking to the Senate Banking Committee about Obama’s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.According to this widely circulated AP story, headlined “Bernanke Resists Plan for Consumer Products Agency,” Bernanke “put himself at odds” with the administration, arguing that the job of protecting consumers “should stay with the central bank. [read post]
20 Mar 2010, 2:20 pm
A significant proportion of his address urged the establishment of a truly independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency. [read post]
17 May 2018, 9:28 am
I was pleased to see the announcement yesterday afternoon by FTC Chairman Joseph Simons that the FTC has approved the appointment of Andrew Smith to serve as Director of the agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, beginning next week. [read post]
23 Apr 2012, 9:15 am
Ken Bensinger of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) the nation’s top consumer watchdog agency, created in 2010 as part of the overhaul of financial regulations, is investigating one of the largest Buy Here Pay Here used car chains DriveTime Automotive Group of Phoenix, AZ. [read post]
6 Apr 2016, 8:31 am
This past week, the following regulatory and consumer actions made headlines: U.S. [read post]
29 Mar 2016, 9:57 am
This past week, the following consumer protection actions made headlines: Litigation Halted: Jury finds Pom Wonderful Failed to Prove Coke Misled Customers A California federal jury found that Pom Wonderful failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence its claims under the Lanham Act that Coca-Cola misled customers into thinking that Minute Maid’s “Enhanced Pomegranate Blueberry Flavored 100% Juice Blend” contained more than 50 percent of… [read post]
23 Feb 2016, 7:16 am
This past week, the following regulatory and consumer protection actions made headlines: Outlet Retailers Sued over Allegedly Deceptive Pricing Practices Class action lawsuits against several retailers, including Burberry and Dooney & Bourke, allege that outlet discount prices tags that compare the outlet price with purported retail prices deceive consumers into believing they are getting a bargain when, in fact, they are not. [read post]
16 Jan 2017, 1:00 pm
(credit: Getty Images | Drew Angerer) President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is reportedly pushing a proposal to strip the Federal Communications Commission of its role in overseeing competition and consumer protection. [read post]
8 Aug 2019, 8:00 am
Consumer protection is not intended to be a corporate headache. [read post]
