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We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has finalized its rule under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), addressing prior express consent requirements for sellers to send advertisements and telemarketing notices using an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) or artificial/prerecorded voice. Notably, the one-to-one requirement has been removed.

Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a temporary stay allowing President Trump to fire recently reinstated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, even though she was fired without cause.

Slaughter, the lone Democrat on the Commission, had been reinstated by a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

An investigation by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government has concluded in a report that following the events of January 6, 2021, financial institutions, including Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)-regulated financial institutions (banks), coordinated with federal law enforcement to surveil and share the private financial information of persons engaged in transactions commonly associated with certain political affiliations—specifically targeting individuals associated with conservatism and the political right.¹ The authors of the report note that the conclusions of the investigation raise serious concerns and doubts about financial institutions’ commitment to respecting Americans’ privacy rights and fundamental civil liberties.

The National Credit Union Administration today released its second quarter credit union system performance data for 2025. According to the latest financial performance data report, total assets in federally insured credit unions rose by $82 billion, or 3.6 percent, over the year ending in the second quarter of 2025, to $2.38 trillion. Total loans outstanding increased $64 billion, or 3.9 percent, over the year, to $1.68 trillion. Insured shares and deposits rose $71 billion, or 4.0 percent, over the year ending in the second quarter of 2025, to $1.83 trillion.