CFPB Regulatory Agenda Puts Debt Collection Larger Participant Rule on September Timeline
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to pursue 20 rulemaking actions through the end of this year, including a proposed...
Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict for Defendant in FCRA Case
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a jury verdict in favor of the defendant in a...
State Appeals Court Reverses Judgment for Collector Over Procedural Errors
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has reversed a pair of trial court rulings that granted summary...
Appeals Court Rules Text Message Is Not a ‘Telephone Call’ Under TCPA
The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action,...
Daily Digest – July 14. Collector Sued for Allegedly Continuing to Report Fraudulent Accounts After Dismissing Its Own Collection Suit; New Bill Would Regulate AI Chatbots, Require Disclosure and Human Transfer Option in Customer Service Interactions
Collector Sued for Allegedly Continuing to Report Fraudulent Accounts After Dismissing Its Own Collection Suit A debt buyer allegedly dismissed...
Middle-Class Consumers Are Sliding Backward, and Assets Are the Dividing Line, Equifax Data Shows
The financial cushion separating consumers who can pay from those who cannot is getting thinner, and for households without meaningful...
New Bill Would Regulate AI Chatbots, Require Disclosure and Human Transfer Option in Customer Service Interactions
A pair of House Democrats has introduced sweeping legislation to regulate artificial intelligence chatbots, a bill that could have significant...
NYC Adopts First Municipal Click-to-Cancel Rule, Proposes Junk Fee Ban
New York City is moving aggressively into consumer protection territory that federal regulators have largely vacated, finalizing a Click-to-Cancel rule...
Study: 73% of Healthcare Websites Running Ad Trackers Despite Consumer Opt-Out Signals
Nearly three-quarters of major hospital and clinic websites are running advertising or marketing trackers even when visitors have activated a...
Judge Grants MJOP for CRAs in FCRA Case Over Disputed Rental Debt
A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by the defendants in...
