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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • September 21, 2026

    Homeowners Say Home Equity Co. Sells Predatory Products

    A proposed class of North Carolina homeowners claimed in a federal lawsuit that Unison Agreement Corp. and related companies locked them into predatory, usurious and misleading home equity sharing agreements.

  • September 21, 2026

    How Calif. Privacy Bill Could Change CIPA Tracking Cases

    If California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs S.B. 690, the bill could materially reduce the leverage behind a pen-register-only claim or demand, so California Invasion of Privacy Act website tracking claims should not be evaluated the same way they were six months ago, says Alexandra Samofalova at Spencer Fane.

  • September 21, 2026

    Crypto Firm, Ga. Investor Reach Deal To End Fraud Suit

    An investor has agreed to end her lawsuit accusing a Texas-based crypto investment company of letting her funds get caught up in a fraudulent scheme to funnel money to foreign countries, according to a filing in Georgia federal court.

  • September 21, 2026

    Malaysia, Indonesia Dumping Fatty Acids, Commerce Finds

    The U.S. Department of Commerce found that certain fatty acids imported from Malaysia and Indonesia have been sold at less than fair value, according to notices published Monday. 

  • September 21, 2026

    For Faster FDIC Review, Banks Must Front-Load Prep

    Banks seeking to benefit from the efficiency promised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s new two-phase review of deposit insurance applications must prioritize filing comprehensive submissions or risk the fate of applicants recently rejected by the Comptroller of the Currency, say attorneys at Skadden.

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