‘I don’t think this is the right thing to do’: Bid for new consumer-protection unit prompts turf war with DA

District Attorney Summer Stephan and Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer are clashing over control of a more than $200 million ...
The New York Times

With the Consumer Agency on Pause, Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Rules on bank and credit card fees, medical debt and payment apps are in limbo. One thing you can do is carefully check your financial statements, one expert says. By Ann Carrns With the government ...

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must be funded, judge rules

A federal judge has rejected a claim by the Trump administration that it is barred from funding a consumer watchdog agency.

Consumer protection agency recovers nearly $2 million that Mainers lost to Bitcoin kiosk scams

The state office that oversees consumer finance protection has come to an agreement with a cryptocurrency operator that will ...
JD Supra

Customer Data Privacy: Why It’s Important and How to Protect It

Data privacy regulations aren’t known for being light reading. That doesn’t make it easy for businesses to become compliant. When one law refers to data subjects, another to residents, another to ...

US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must be funded, judge rules

A federal judge has rejected a claim by the Trump administration that it is barred from funding a consumer watchdog agency.