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Key Hires for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Implementation Team Announced
The Treasury Department has announced key leadership hires for the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) implementation team. Steve Antonakes, the Commissioner of Banks for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…
New Trends in Health-Related Advertising Claims
Companies marketing functional foods or dietary supplements should be aware of the Federal Trade Commission’s new regime for using health-related advertising claims and the Food and Drug Administration’s heightened…
FCC Announces Record $25 Million Settlement with Verizon Wireless
Yesterday, our colleagues at the Telecom Law Monitor posted that the FCC had announced a $25 million settlement with Verizon Wireless over unauthorized billing of wireless data charges. The so-called "mystery fees"…
Warren Blogs About the Use of Technology in Creating the CFPB
On the heels of her National Journal interview, Ms. Warren today posted an entry on the White House blog providing additional detail on how she is working with industry leaders to leverage new technology to empower…
Warren Discusses New Investigatory Methods
Elizabeth Warren, the person charged with establishing the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), discussed new technology investigatory techniques in a recent interview with National Journal . Warren, on…