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August

28
2024
Industry News

Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry to Increase in 2025

The Federal Trade Commission announced today an update to the fees telemarketers must pay to access phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry in FY 2025, which starts on October 1, 2024.

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August

27
2024
Industry News

CFPB’s Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule Leaps Legal Hurdle

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule requiring lenders to gather demographic information about small business borrowers has leapt another legal hurdle. A federal judge rejected a banking industry-backed challenge that argued that the rule’s data collection method was flawed, Reuters reported Monday (Aug. 26).

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August

27
2024
Industry News

California Federal Court Dismisses TCPA Complaint Finding Recruitment Messages Are Not Solicitations

In a recent ruling, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that the plaintiff received multiple communications from the defendant despite not having provided prior consent and being on the National Do-Not-Call Registry.

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August

27
2024
Industry News

Consumer groups show support of CFPB’s Auto Finance Data Pilot and urge the Bureau to expand its data collection

In February 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) announced an auto finance data pilot, where it ordered nine large auto lenders to provide information about their auto lending portfolios. These lenders consisted of banks, finance companies, and captive lenders (manufacturer-owned finance companies that generally provide below-market interest rate auto financing to consumers).

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August

27
2024
Industry News

CFPB Report Finds Large Retail Chains Charging Cash-back Fees to Customers Using Debit and Prepaid Cards

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a new report finding Americans are paying tens of millions of dollars in fees to access their own money when getting “cash back” at large retail stores when making a purchase with a debit or prepaid card.

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