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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • August 07, 2026

    Former NTIA Acting Chief Confirmed To Cyberspace Post

    The U.S. Senate Friday confirmed a former acting chief of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration as the U.S. Department of State's ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy.

  • August 07, 2026

    Ghost Gun Supplier Dodges $7.7M Penalty In Conn. AG Battle

    The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act only applies to trade and commerce conducted in the state, and not to entities operating websites that are merely accessible in Connecticut, a state court judge has ruled in declining to impose a $7.7 million civil penalty against a Florida-based company that sells ghost gun parts online.

  • August 07, 2026

    How Policyholders Can Press For Narrower AI Exclusions

    As artificial intelligence exclusions proliferate across policy types, renewing policyholders should seek to narrow exclusionary language by presenting their insurers with a corporate AI-use register identifying specific tools, use cases and governance policies, says Anthony Crawford at Olshan Frome.

  • August 07, 2026

    US Bancorp Is Latest To Flag Debanking Scrutiny From Feds

    U.S. Bancorp has become the latest big bank to formally disclose to investors that multiple federal authorities are scrutinizing it in connection with President Donald Trump's push to crack down on so-called debanking, or account closures perceived as politically biased.

  • August 07, 2026

    Calif. OppFi Suit Outlines Key Criteria For Bank Partnerships

    A California state court's recent ruling in OppFi v. Hewlett offers fintech-bank partnerships a blueprint for structuring lending programs to withstand future true lender challenges, while signaling that enforcement theories may face added scrutiny under the state's ban on underground regulations, say attorneys at Womble Bond.

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