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12.19.18

CMS Promotes New 1332 Waiver Models, States Weigh Options

With a divided Congress that will struggle to reach agreement about major health policy legislation, states will continue to serve as the drivers and testing ground for new healthcare reforms in at least the next two years.


12.19.18

California DBO Seeks Help With SB 1235

The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has started the process of developing regulations to implement SB 1235, which imposes new disclosure requirements for commercial financing in the state.


12.19.18

FDIC Pushes for De Novo Banks

Undertaking a serious push to encourage de novo banks, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced multiple initiatives and released new resources in the hopes of attracting new banks.


12.19.18

CFPB: Name Restored, Kraninger Takes Helm, Enforcement and No-Action

It’s official: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) has its second formal director following the Senate confirmation of Kathy Kraninger.


12.19.18

State Enforcement: Attorneys General Tackle Pension Sales and Robosigning

State regulatory oversight continues, with Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring winning a $50 million court order, albeit by default judgment, against a pension sale company and a coalition of 42 state attorneys general working together to reach a deal over unlawful debt collection.


12.19.18

Merchant Cash Advances on the Hot Seat

Could investigative reporting into merchant cash advances lead to enforcement action against companies that make these advances, or to potential legislation to ban certain practices inherent in this industry?


12.17.18

White House Creates Council to Promote Opportunity Zones

On December 12, 2018, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (the Council).


12.13.18

Deceptive ‘Free Trial’ Offers Cost Defendants FTC Action

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) that brought a halt to an Internet marketing scam that touted supposedly “free trial” offers for personal care products and dietary supplements.


12.13.18

Honey Badger Makes Headlines in Ninth Circuit

The honey badger is having another round of fame, thanks to a new Lanham Act opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.


12.13.18

Airline Fined for Separate Disabled-Accessible Website

Offering a separate website for those with disabilities does not comply with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) website accessibility requirements, the agency made clear with a $200,000 fine to the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).