On April 16, attorneys general from seven states and a state agency announced that they were forming the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, a new effort to better protect consumers’ privacy.
Washington state has taken a major step toward protecting consumers from the harmful effects of medical debt. This week, Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 5480 into law, introducing new safeguards around how medical debt is defined and reported.
This week, a judge will hear testimony that could determine the future of the CFPB.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been on shaky ground for months, with President Donald Trump’s administration pushing to cut 90% of its staff.
As previously reported, last year the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched a Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program, which VA characterized as a “last-resort tool” for VA home loan borrowers facing severe financial hardships. Pursuant to the program, VA purchases defaulted VA loans, modifies the loans, and then places them in the VA-owned portfolio as direct loans.
On April 15, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) and its common-sense regulations providing protections for small businesses. In its decision, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Central District Court of California’s order upholding the Department’s actions in the case of Small Business Finance Association (SBFA) v. DFPI.
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