United States: Consumer Protection

On December 23, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion stating earned wage access products fall outside the definition of credit under TILA's Regulation Z...

On December 19, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S8416, amending New York's General Business Law to enact the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act.

On December 8, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services entered into a consent order with two affiliated companies resolving allegations of violations...

On October 30, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General announced a $750,000 settlement with a collectibles company resolving allegations...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Jared Libet, Assistant Deputy Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Unit...

The Federal Trade Commission once again signaled its continued focus on making it easy to cancel recurring charges and avoid misleading practices in negative option plans.

Personal injury and environmental plaintiffs have recovered billions of dollars over the last several decades since the dangers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), often referred to as "forever chemicals,"...

States continue to advance restrictions and disclosure requirements for products that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

On December 2, 2025, the San Francisco City Attorney, acting on behalf of the People of the State of California, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in California state court against major...

The trade group representing debt collection agencies, creditors, debt buyers, collection attorneys, and debt collection industry service providers has filed suit...

On November 17, the FTC announced a final court order permanently banning a small-business financing company and its chief executive from offering business financing, debt relief, and credit repair services and imposing a $48,280,328 monetary judgment to resolve allegations of unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act

Issued on November 10, 2025, the long-awaited decision from the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser supports Colorado's exercise...