04.26.21
The Supreme Court has just made it significantly more difficult for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to obtain monetary relief in enforcement actions, terminating a practice the FTC has engaged in for decades to exact monetary recoveries.
04.12.21
On April 7, 2021, in response to public comments, the California DFPI issued redlined modifications to its proposed regulations for SB 1235, a groundbreaking law requiring consumer-like disclosures for certain types of commercial financing.
04.02.21
Another day, another major pronouncement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which just took two important actions.
03.16.21
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just reversed course on the standard for abusive practices established under prior CFPB leadership.
03.10.21
On March 9, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an Interpretive Rule that the prohibitions against sex discrimination in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B encompass sexual orientation discrimination and gender identity discrimination.
01.20.21
Rohit Chopra will be nominated as the next Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
As we previously reported, the newly established California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) starts the new year with greatly enhanced powers, and it is making sure consumers, industry and the general public are on sufficient notice.
01.11.21
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its long-awaited two-volume Taskforce Report on Consumer Financial Law as expected last week, following a yearlong effort.
01.05.21
As we prepare to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, many of us will not have fond memories of the year.
12.22.20
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a $900 billion aid package to help address economic hardships wrought by COVID-19.