Legislation that would eliminate all funding for the CFPB has been introduced in the House and Senate, with the main House sponsor now calling for the bill to be placed on a fast track by including it in budget reconciliation.
In Kirkman v. Blitt and Gaines, P.C., the plaintiff sued the defendant in the Northern District of Illinois alleging violations of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for sending her a letter by regular mail instead of email. The court found that the plaintiff lacked standing and granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss.
Consumers today find themselves increasingly vulnerable in a digital landscape that offers tremendous convenience while simultaneously eroding their autonomy. The patchwork of existing privacy protections has created dangerous gaps that leave individuals exposed to exploitation as companies and bad actors leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in novel and unexpected ways.
Twenty-three state attorneys general have joined a lawsuit fighting the shutdown of the CFPB.
In an amicus brief filed last week, the states argue that closing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would harm consumers and make consumer protection laws harder to enforce.
Today, the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or affiliations, and how this conduct may have violated the law.
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