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Cash App Pays Out to States in Multistate Settlement
Last week, 46 states led by Oregon and Texas settled a multistate investigation into Block, Inc., owner of Cash App, for $45 million relating to alleged state unfair and deceptive trade practice law violations related…
When “Just Send the Records” Isn’t Simple: Lessons from the FTC’s Amazon FCRA Settlement
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) is often thought of as a credit-reporting statute, but its reach is far broader—and its compliance demands far more nuanced—than many businesses may appreciate. The FTC’s recent…
FTC’s “Future of Consumer Financial Protection” Workshop: GLBA Pretexting and FTC Consumer Redress Priorities
On May 14, 2026, the FTC co-hosted a workshop with George Mason University Law School’s Institute for Consumer Financial Choice. The workshop examined developments in the financial services sector in the last five…
22 State AGs Sue CFPB Acting Director for Loss of Access to CFPB Resources
In 2025, we wrote how Democrat state attorneys general opposed CFPB’s ANPRs reducing CFPB oversight, a bipartisan group of AGs urged the CFPB to distribute consumer refunds, and a Democratic group of AGs filed an…
Multistate Coalition Sends CFPB Letters Opposing Proposals Shrinking Bureau Authority
Late last month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with Democrat attorneys general from 18 other states and the District of Columbia, sent multiple letters to the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau…