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March

25
2024
Industry News

State Attorneys General Take Action on Artificial Intelligence

The evolving use of artificial intelligence (AI) across different industries has thrust states into a difficult and rapidly developing regulatory arena. State Attorneys General have and will continue to play an essential role in state responses to and regulation of AI technology.

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March

25
2024
Industry News

THIRD CIRCUIT HOLDS SECURITIZATION TRUSTS CAN BE SUBJECT TO CFPB ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY

In a long-awaited decision, the Third Circuit handed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) a victory in the National Collegiate Student Loan Trust litigation that could have wide-reaching implications for market participants in the consumer financial services industry.

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March

25
2024
Industry News

Statement Regarding the Termination of Qualcomm’s Proposed Acquisition of Autotalks

Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu issued the following statement in response to Qualcomm Inc.’s decision to abandon its proposed acquisition of Autotalks Ltd.:

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March

22
2024
Industry News

Washington AG Secures Judgment Against Debt Collection Agency over Medical Debt Practices

Washington AG Bob Ferguson has secured a court order imposing civil penalties on Optimum Outcomes, Inc. for the debt collection agency’s alleged failure to comply with the state’s Consumer Protection Act when it collected medical debt payments from consumers without including legally mandated disclosures in its communications.

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March

22
2024
Industry News

Brown, Colleagues Urge CFPB To Remove Medical Debt From Credit Reports, Ease Burden On Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Jack Reed (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect Americans from predatory medical debt collection practices.

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