After proposing in 2023 to ban nearly all employee noncompete agreements nationwide, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has remained largely silent on whether it will pare back some of the proposal’s more controversial provisions.
In quarter three of 2023, America’s personal loan finances totaled $241 billion, compared to $210 billion a year prior, making it a 14.8% change, TransUnion statistics showed.
The Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) last fall about the implications of emerging artificial intelligence technologies on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and related FCC rules.
Fintech companies and their partners are on alert as a flurry of new state and federal cybersecurity requirements take effect.
For consumers already underwater financially and desperate for just $50, cash advance company FloatMe’s services turned out to be more sink than swim. According to the FTC, the subscription-based business violated the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) by using deceptive and unfair tactics against its customers, including people on Social Security and veterans receiving military pensions.