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July

17
2024
Industry News

Lennar Corporation Hit With New TCPA Class Action Over Alleged Financing Robocalls

Home builder Lennar Corporation is facing a new TCPA class action alleging it left prerecorded voicemails offering financing for new homes. The messages were allegedly left without the consent of the consumer and despite Plaintiff being on the national DNC list.

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July

16
2024
Industry News

FinCEN Issues Proposed Rulemaking Aimed at Strengthening and Modernizing AML Programs Across Multiple Industries

On July 3, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) as part of a broader initiative to “strengthen, modernize, and improve” financial institutions’ anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs.

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July

16
2024
Trends

Bank of America Q2 profits drop as higher interest rates slow down lending

Bank of America said its profits fell in the second quarter, as higher interest rates ate into BofA's expenses, including its large consumer banking franchise. But like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America saw a resurgence of activity in its investment banking division which helped make up for some of the weakness in other parts of the bank.

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July

16
2024
Compliance

Everything You Need to Know About the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA)

As we wait for a federal privacy law in the U.S., the Land of 10,000 Lakes joins a growing number of states that now have their own laws. As expected, Minnesota’s data privacy law has similarities to other state privacy laws and also a few differences—most notably unique requirements around profiling and data inventories.

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July

15
2024
Compliance

The FCC says robocalls that use AI-generated voices are illegal

he Federal Communication Commission is moving forward with its plan to ban AI robocalls. Commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of a Declaratory Ruling that was proposed in late January. Under the measure, the FCC deems robocalls made using AI-generated voices to be "artificial" voices per the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). That makes the practice illegal. The ruling takes effect immediately.

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