Consumer Protection News: FTC, CPSC & CFPB

Readers looking for the latest news in consumer protection laws can find them on the National Law Review. The free online resource examines the form of government regulation by looking at news from different governmental agencies. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), are among the agencies the National Law Review follows, providing updates and legal analysis to readers on these topics.

Visitors can read about several different types of consumer protection law reform, issues, and news stories on the site. Unsolicited communications from companies that might violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), data privacy concerns, or unfair pricing practices by companies, including price gouging, are analyzed by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review. Readers can also find stories related to cybersecurity and privacy concerns that impact them at the state and federal level, deceptive and abusive conduct, and financial reform legislation under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Licensing terms, regulations related to violations of consumer protections, enforcement of regulations, and recalls by the CPSC are also covered.

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Date	Title	Organization
31 Mar	Out Like a Lion: Revised CCPA Regulations and New Iowa Privacy Law	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
31 Mar	New Cosmetics Regulatory Scheme to Reshape Industry's Relationship with FDA	McDermott Will & Emery
30 Mar	“Your Comments Here”: the FTC Seeks Public Comment on the Nature of Franchise Relationships	Foley & Lardner LLP
30 Mar	CFPB Issues Small Business Lending Rule	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Mar	California’s OAL Approves Final CPRA Regulations	Hunton Andrews Kurth
30 Mar	Iowa’s Governor Signs Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law	Jackson Lewis P.C.
30 Mar	Transparency Is the Best Policy: The Inform Consumers Act Offers Verified Unauthorized Third-Party Seller Information	K&L Gates
30 Mar	Use of Salt Substitutes Expanded to Help Lower Sodium Intake	Keller and Heckman LLP
29 Mar	Update: EPA Issues Proposed Rule for PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water	Pierce Atwood LLP
29 Mar	FDA Publishes Immediate National Strategy to Increase the Resiliency of the U.S. Infant Formula Market	Keller and Heckman LLP
29 Mar	Where is Cloud Computing Heading in 2023?	Foley & Lardner LLP
28 Mar	Colorado Privacy Law Regulations Finalized: Time to Review Information Practices	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
28 Mar	BREAKING – AMENDED VERSION OF FTSA PASSES FLORIDA HOUSE COMMITTEE – But It’s Not All Good News.	Troutman Firm
28 Mar	CFPB Issues Request for Information to Determine Data Brokers’ Compliance with FCRA	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
28 Mar	New York Attorney General Settles with Law Firm Over Data Breach	Hunton Andrews Kurth
28 Mar	Proposal for an EU Green Claims Directive	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
28 Mar	DEFENSE WINS FOUR CRITICAL ARGUMENTS IN MOTION TO DISMISS: Court Refuses to Do Plaintiffs’ Work for Them and Make Inferential Leaps to Fill in Plaintiff’s Complaint	Troutman Firm
28 Mar	What’s AI Got to Do with Fashion?	ArentFox Schiff LLP
27 Mar	Negative Option Practices Under Increased Scrutiny in the US	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
27 Mar	CFPB, FTC Seek Public Comment on Tenant Background Checks	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
25 Mar	EC Committee Issues Final Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (Nano) in Oral Cosmetic Products	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
24 Mar	Second Circuit Holds CFPB’s Funding Structure Is Constitutional	Blank Rome LLP
24 Mar	CFPB Launches Inquiry into the Business Practices of Data Brokers	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
24 Mar	First A Failed Bank, Now A Spoofed Bank	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
24 Mar	Utah’s Social Media Regulation Act Signed by Governor	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
24 Mar	EPA Proposes Enforceable Drinking Water Standards For PFAS	Robinson & Cole LLP
23 Mar	California Assembly Members Introduce Bill to Ban Certain Color Additives	Keller and Heckman LLP
23 Mar	FBI, CISA + MS-ISAC Warn of LockBit 3.0 Ransomware	Robinson & Cole LLP
23 Mar	New GCC Rules for Employers, Part 3 – Revised KSA Personal Data Protection Law (KSA)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
23 Mar	SEC Advances Three New Cybersecurity Rule Proposals	Hunton Andrews Kurth
23 Mar	The CPSC Seeks Information on Gas Stove Hazards	Foley & Lardner LLP
23 Mar	Proposed New York Price Gouging Rules Expand Coverage and Provide Clarity	Proskauer Rose LLP
23 Mar	Minnesota Legislature Considers PFAS in Products Bill	ArentFox Schiff LLP
22 Mar	Big Law Redefined: Episode 3 \| Beauty Trends in a Post-Pandemic World [PODCAST]	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
22 Mar	Cybersecurity Incident Response	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
21 Mar	Examining the FTC’s GoodRx Case and the Growing Risks of Improper Data Collection and Processing	Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.
21 Mar	Under the CCPA, Can a Service Provider Use Personal Information for Its Own Purposes if It Deidentifies or Aggregates It?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
21 Mar	CPSC Provides More Guidance to Online Sellers & Retailers	Foley & Lardner LLP
21 Mar	Rare Enforcement Notice Issued by UK Advertising Regulator for “Hot Air” Ads	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
20 Mar	Maryland Senate Passes Commercial Finance Disclosure Law: House will Now Consider Consumer Type Disclosures in Commercial Loans	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
20 Mar	National Advertising Division’s 2022 Annual Report: An Advertising Compliance Roadmap for the Year Ahead	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
20 Mar	Is “French Dessert” Necessarily Made in France?	Keller and Heckman LLP
20 Mar	2023 State Privacy Laws and Regulations Bring Extensive Data Protection Assessment Requirements	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
20 Mar	Iowa to Be Sixth State to Pass a Consumer Privacy Statute	Jackson Lewis P.C.
17 Mar	Colorado Finalizes Rules Implementing the Colorado Privacy Act	Hunton Andrews Kurth
17 Mar	Iowa House and Senate Unanimously Vote to Approve Comprehensive Privacy Legislation	Hunton Andrews Kurth
17 Mar	Priority Topics for French CNIL Investigations in 2023: “Smart” Cameras, Mobile Apps, Bank and Medical Records	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
17 Mar	United States: SEC Proposes Amendments to Broaden the Scope of Regulation S-P in Response to Digital Communications and Risks to Customer Personal Information	K&L Gates
16 Mar	JEMRA Makes Campylobacter Prevention Recommendations	Keller and Heckman LLP
16 Mar	CFPB Report Details Financial Profiles of BNPL Borrowers	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
16 Mar	CFPB and NLRB Enter Information Sharing Agreement	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
16 Mar	UK ICO Issues Updated Guidance on AI and Data Protection	Hunton Andrews Kurth
14 Mar	Facebook’s Face-Off with the OAIC To Proceed Says High Court of Australia	K&L Gates
14 Mar	Borrowers at Failed FDIC-Insured Institutions: FAQs	Foley & Lardner LLP
14 Mar	Why CMA, What Large Teeth You (Could) Have! Take Care to Heed the ASA and CMA’s Warnings Against Misleading Advertising	K&L Gates
13 Mar	Federal Trade Commission’s GoodRx Settlement: Not Just a $1.5 Million Penalty	Mintz
10 Mar	TCPAWORLD AFTERDARK: R.E.A.C.H. Comments on the FCC’s Proposed NPRM Ahead of the Open Meeting–Seeks Middle Ground and More Time to Comment	Troutman Firm
10 Mar	Update: Letter to Powdered Infant Formula Industry	Keller and Heckman LLP
9 Mar	CPPA Board Discusses Agency’s Top Priorities and the Status of CPRA Rulemaking Process	Hunton Andrews Kurth
9 Mar	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TCPA EXEMPT?: Court Dismisses City of Albuquerque from TCPA Suit– Declines to Answer Critical Question of Government Liability	Troutman Firm
8 Mar	Good Report Card but Data Breaches Are Up, with No Sign of Letting Up	K&L Gates
8 Mar	EXPRESS ARBITRATION!: American Express Wins Motion to Compel Arbitration In Prerecorded Debt Collection Calls Class Action	Troutman Firm
8 Mar	UK Introduces Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill	Hunton Andrews Kurth
8 Mar	GEORGIA ON MY MIND: Bill Unanimously Approved By Senate To Allow Georgians Up to $1,000 Per Violation & Pursue Class Actions Against Telemarketers AND Their Third Party Contractors	Troutman Firm
7 Mar	NCUA Announces New Cyber Threat Reporting Requirement	Nelson Mullins
7 Mar	The Bare Minimum and More: Complying with the Contracting Requirements under U.S. Privacy Laws	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
7 Mar	Irish Data Protection Commission Publishes Annual Report for 2022	Hunton Andrews Kurth
7 Mar	NCUA Board Approves Cyber Incident Reporting Requirement for Credit Unions	Hunton Andrews Kurth
7 Mar	Cybersecurity Enforcement Has Increased, and 2023 Will Be Worse!	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
7 Mar	New York Attorney General Announces Proposed Rules Targeting Price Gouging	Hunton Andrews Kurth
6 Mar	FTC Announces Proposed Order against BetterHelp for Disclosing Sensitive Mental Health Information to Third Parties for Targeted Advertising Purposes	Hunton Andrews Kurth
6 Mar	SCOTUS Cert Recap: A Second Constitutional Challenge To The CFPB, And A Criminal-Sentencing Question That Has Sharply Divided The Lower Courts	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
6 Mar	Too Good a Deal? JC Penny Hit with Class Action Suit Over False Reference Pricing	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Mar	Update on FDA’s Prevention Strategies to Enhance Food Safety	Keller and Heckman LLP
3 Mar	FTC’s One-Two Punch on Data Tracking and Health Privacy	Proskauer Rose LLP
3 Mar	HERE IT IS: The Czar’s HUGE Breakdown of the FCC NPRM is NOW AVAILABLE to Everyone	Troutman Firm
3 Mar	CFPB Provides Guidance on Auto Finance Data Pilot	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
3 Mar	Recent CFPB Actions Focus on Protecting Military Families	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
3 Mar	The Supreme Court Grants Petition to Decide Constitutionality of CFPB Funding	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
3 Mar	FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
3 Mar	White House Releases National Cybersecurity Strategy	Hunton Andrews Kurth
2 Mar	Illinois High Court Rules “Per-Scan” Damages Can Be Awarded Under BIPA	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
2 Mar	Massachusetts AG Settles Enforcement Action Against Auto Lender	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
1 Mar	Litigation Setback for Employers Under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act	McDermott Will & Emery
1 Mar	Breaking Down the Privacy Act Review Report #2: Modifying the Employee Records Exemption	K&L Gates
1 Mar	AI Avatar App is the Latest Target of BIPA Class Action Litigation	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
28 Feb	Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update February 2023	Mintz
28 Feb	Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update February 2023	Mintz
27 Feb	FTC Signals Increased Scrutiny of Technology Sector Through Establishing the Office of Technology	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
27 Feb	IT'S HAPPENING!: Supreme Court to Review–Likely Confirm–CFPB is Unconstitutionally Funded	Troutman Firm
27 Feb	Navigating Permissive State Laws in Light of the Federal Information Blocking Rules	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
27 Feb	BREAKING DOWN THE PRIVACY ACT REVIEW REPORT #1: More Personal Information to Be Captured by The Act	K&L Gates
27 Feb	TCPA Established Business Relationship Defense Defeats Class Allegations	Hinch Newman LLP
25 Feb	Quebec Has New Privacy Requirements Already in Place, With More on the Way in 2023	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
23 Feb	Threat Groups Using Translation Tools in Phishing Attacks	Robinson & Cole LLP
23 Feb	Specific Language Not Required in New Jersey Arbitration Agreements Between Sophisticated Parties	K&L Gates
23 Feb	UK Tribunal Rules on Direct Marketing ICO Case Against Experian	Hunton Andrews Kurth
22 Feb	CPPA Starts Rulemaking on Cybersecurity, Risk Assessments, and Automated Decision-making	Jackson Lewis P.C.
22 Feb	DAA Launches the CMP Complement	Hunton Andrews Kurth
21 Feb	Illinois Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited BIPA Decision in Cothron v. White Castle Systems	Jackson Lewis P.C.
21 Feb	Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Every Unlawful Biometric Scan or Transmission is Separate BIPA Claim	ArentFox Schiff LLP
21 Feb	CPPA Board to Hold Meeting on Status of CPRA Rulemaking	Hunton Andrews Kurth
21 Feb	Illinois Employers on Notice: BIPA Claims Accrue With Each Scan or Transmission, Court Says	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
20 Feb	BIPA Alert: Potential Billion Dollar Exposure for Companies Operating in Illinois under New Illinois Biometric Data Rulings	Foley & Lardner LLP
20 Feb	Federal Trade Commission’s Enforcement Action Against Data-Broker Kochava Heats Up With Motion To Dismiss Briefing And Upcoming Hearing	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Feb	New 2023 Legislative Proposals Could Reshape the Biometric Privacy Landscape	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Feb	EPA Announces Both EPA and FDA Seek Public Input on Modernizing Their Approach to Oversight of Certain Products	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
17 Feb	CFPB’s RESPA Advisory Addresses Digital Mortgage Comparison-Shopping Platforms, Lead Generation	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
17 Feb	The $17 Billion Slider? Illinois Supreme Court Decides White Castle BIPA Case	Miller Canfield
17 Feb	Stolen Databases Obtained In Transaction Leads to $400K Settlement with PA and OH Attorneys General	Jackson Lewis P.C.
17 Feb	CFPB Guidance Affects Mortgage Comparison-Shopping Websites	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
16 Feb	Covington's Substantial Investment In Protecting Client Confidences	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
15 Feb	CPSC Initiates Proposed Rulemaking on Information Disclosure Procedures	Keller and Heckman LLP
14 Feb	It is Valentine’s Day and Sharing is Caring! More thoughts on CFPB Advisory Notice.	Troutman Firm
14 Feb	Mobile Apps Beware!: California AG’s Current Privacy Sweep	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
13 Feb	DID THE CFPB JUST KILL PING POST TRANSACTIONS?: Regulator Finds Sell of Transfer Leads to Highest Bidder May Violate RESPA	Troutman Firm
12 Feb	Nearly 40,000 Victims Receive Over $115M in Compensation for Fraud Schemes Processed by MoneyGram	The U.S. Department of Justice
12 Feb	FTC Staff Provides Annual Letter to CFPB On 2022 Equal Credit Opportunity Act Activities	Federal Trade Commission
12 Feb	New FTC Data Reveals Top Lies Told by Romance Scammers	Federal Trade Commission
11 Feb	Illinois Supreme Court Holds Five-Year Limitations Period Applies To All BIPA Claims	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
10 Feb	Illinois High Court Allows Biometric Privacy Claims to Go Back Five Years	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Feb	FDIC Settles with Bank for Repeat RESPA Violations, Doubling Previous Fine	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Feb	Latest CFPB Rule Proposal Takes Aim at Credit Card Late Fees	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Feb	FTC Signals More Criminal Referrals for Negative Option Fraudsters	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
10 Feb	Pay-to-Play in the CFPB’s Cross-Hairs: Digital Mortgage Comparison-Shopping Platforms under RESPA Scrutiny	Foley & Lardner LLP
10 Feb	False Advertising – Large Jury Verdicts in 2022 and The Likely Uptick in False Advertising Suits in 2023 – Part 1	K&L Gates
9 Feb	Illinois Supreme Court Holds Five-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to All Causes of Action Alleging Violations under All Sections of BIPA February 9, 2023	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
9 Feb	Five Tips for Reducing Identity Theft Risk	Katten
9 Feb	BIPA ALERT: Five Year Statute of Limitations Applicable to All BIPA Claims	Vedder Price
9 Feb	The CFPB Proposes New Credit Card Late Fee Limits	K&L Gates
9 Feb	UK App Code Provides Privacy and Security Compliance Direction	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
9 Feb	EU-US Transborder Data Flows to Be Reviewed by the European Data Protection Board	Katten
9 Feb	Illinois’ Highest Court Holds That BIPA Claims Are Subject to a Five-Year Statute of Limitations, Not One Year	Katten
9 Feb	California Privacy Protection Agency Passes Revised Regulations	Jackson Lewis P.C.
8 Feb	Biometric Claims Subject to Five-Year Statute of Limitations Under Illinois BIPA	Polsinelli PC
8 Feb	THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM! CFPB Circulated An Advisory Opinion On Digital Mortgage Comparison-Shopping Platforms	Troutman Firm
8 Feb	Gaming Operators Latest to See Specific Privacy & Cybersecurity Laws	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Feb	ICYMI: HIPAA and Social Media IRL	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Feb	Web Tracking Creates a Web of Data Privacy Risks	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Feb	MEDICREDIT AGREES TO PAY ~$2MM TO SETTLE TCPA CLAIM: Greenwald’s Firm Set to Make Handsome Fee	Troutman Firm
7 Feb	Litigation Minute: Ethylene Oxide— What It Is and Why You Should Care Ethylene Oxide Series: Part One of Four	K&L Gates
6 Feb	Illinois Supreme Court: All BIPA Claims Subject to Five-Year Statute of Limitations	ArentFox Schiff LLP
6 Feb	Federal Communications Commission Authorizes Use of Automated and Prerecorded Voice Technology Outreach for Certain Health Policy Renewals	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Feb	Illinois Supreme Court Rules on BIPA Class Action Lawsuit	Hunton Andrews Kurth
6 Feb	Who Has My Data? EU Court Rules GDPR Requires Disclosure of Data Recipient Identities, Not Just Categories, in Response to Data Subject Access Requests	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
6 Feb	CPPA Approves Proposed Final CPRA Regulations for Submission to OAL	Hunton Andrews Kurth
6 Feb	ATDS CASE AGAINST DMS PROCEEDS: Pro Per Plaintiff Scores Unusual Victory Against Major Lead Seller in TCPA Suit	Troutman Firm
5 Feb	Kerry Inc. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $19.228 Million in Connection with Insanitary Plant Conditions Linked to 2018 Salmonella Poisoning Outbreak	The U.S. Department of Justice
3 Feb	Preparing for New Consumer Privacy Laws in Colorado, Connecticut and Utah	McDermott Will & Emery
3 Feb	Revamping of Cosmetics Regulation and Safety	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP