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February

12
2025
Industry News

FTC Finalizes Order with DoNotPay That Prohibits Deceptive 'AI Lawyer' Claims, Imposes Monetary Relief, and Requires Notice to Past Subscribers

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order requiring DoNotPay, a company that promoted its online subscription service as “the world’s first robot lawyer,” to stop making deceptive claims about the abilities of its AI chatbot.

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February

12
2025
Compliance

Who Is the Collection G.O.A.T?

FYI… G.O.A.T. means Greatest of All Time.  I find it funny how everyone loves to identify the G.O.A.T. in every walk of life. There is a G.O.A.T. for every sport, author, singer, actor, and I would imagine even clubs and communities across the country. The debate usually focuses on someone currently excelling, but what about those who changed the game in their time? Simone Biles is widely considered the gymnastics G.O.A.T., but what about Olga Korbut? She revolutionized the sport in her era.

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February

11
2025
Compliance

Trump Administration Moves to Suspend CFPB Operations Amid Overhaul

The Trump administration took steps over the weekend to significantly limit the operations of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent agency established to safeguard consumers from corporate fraud. The move is part of a broader effort to restructure federal agencies.

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February

11
2025
Industry News

Vought halts most work at CFPB

Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought has temporarily put a halt to virtually all of the agency’s work.

President Trump designated Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as acting bureau director Friday night. He replaced Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who had served as acting CFPB director until Vought’s appointment.

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February

11
2025
Industry News

Compliance Deadlines for the 1071 Rule are Tolled — But for an Unspecified Period of Time — Amid Legislative Efforts to Repeal the Underlying Statute

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered the tolling of compliance deadlines for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Small Business Lending Data Collection final rule under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the 1071 Rule). As we previously reported here, the CFPB had asked the appeals court for a pause last Monday to allow the new administration time to consider its position on the 1071 Rule.

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