Business owners have a limited time to claim their part of a $5.5 billion credit-card settlement.The settlement stems from a March 15, 2023, decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. It upheld the final approval for a $5.54 billion ...

Does protecting consumers online and addressing potential harm associated with digital platforms require creating a new regulatory agency? Some members of Congress think so. The newly introduced American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) is a comprehensive privacy bill that elevates the ...

On April 16, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule revising its procedures for establishing supervisory authority over nonbank financial institutions on the basis that the institution poses a risk to consumers. In 2023, the CFPB ...

Former FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. As the Federal Communications Commission prepares a vote on imposing “net neutrality” regulations on the internet, opponents warn the policy will stifle innovation that has led to lower prices and faster speeds for web surfers ...

Leadsmarket–which bills itself as “The Leading Marketplace for Consumer Loans Leads”– if acing a new TCPA class action and it is part of a pretty clear trend. For many years lead gen marketplaces were mostly outside of the TCPA fray, ...

The lender, South Africa’s biggest retail bank by customer numbers, has seen a slower migration of retail credit into underperforming loans from performing loans in the second half of its 2024 year ended Feb.29, CEO Gerrie Fourie told investors. Client ...

It’s not an easy time to run a restaurant. Costs are rising, interest rates remain high and many consumers are tightening their budgets. There’s little room for error.All of that has led to half a dozen restaurant bankruptcies this year ...

Fashion retailer Express Inc has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and intends to close more than 100 stores, it said on Monday. The retailer whose portfolio includes brands such as Express, Bonobos and UpWest Express, listed ...

A federal court ruled the ban unconstitutional. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Credit cards have become a convenient – and common – way for many to pay for goods and services. But did you know that every time you swipe or ...