CFPB Increases Consumer Protections for ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Schemes
From today’s NBC7 San Diego: You’ve probably noticed a new way to pay when shopping online over the past few years. It’s known as “buy now, pay later,” or BNPL.…
DOJ Seeks Breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in Major Antitrust Suit
From today’s ABC News: The Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general filed a major antitrust lawsuit Thursday seeking the breakup of Ticketmaster owner Live Nation Entertainment over what…
SCOTUS Rules CFPB Funding Constitutional
From today’s NPR News: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the structure used to fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency tasked…
F.T.C. Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Store Deal
From today’s New York Times: The Federal Trade Commission and several state attorneys general on Monday sued to block Kroger, the supermarket giant, from completing its $24.6 billion acquisition of…
What Amazon, the F.T.C. and C.I.A. Won’t Say When You’ve Been Scammed
From today’s New York Times: When New York magazine’s finance advice columnist dropped an article that went viral on Thursday about falling victim to a $50,000 scam, my heart skipped…
Wisconsin’s 2023 Top Consumer Complaints Are Tenant Disputes
From today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Disputes between landlords and tenants were the most common type of complaint filed with Wisconsin’s consumer protection agency last year. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,…
The Sad Truth of the FTC’s ‘Historic’ Privacy Win
From today’s Wired: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement last week with an American data broker known to sell location data gathered from hundreds of phone apps…
Californians Could Opt Out Of AI In Proposed Privacy Rules
From today’s Forbes: The five-member CPPA board will discuss and give feedback on the proposed regulations on December 8, and the CPPA expects to finalize the regulations and start the…
10 Things You Need To Know Before Black Friday Sales, According To A Consumer Expert
From today’s Buzzfeed News: 1. Just like you shouldn’t go to the grocery store when you’re hungry, don’t head out to the mall on Black Friday without a gameplan. Woroch…
Biden Administration Rolls Out New Consumer Protections For Student Loan Borrowers
From today’s CNBC News: The Biden administration announced on Tuesday a finalized plan to improve its oversight of higher education institutions and to bolster consumer protections for student loan borrowers.…