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Jul 5, 2024 | mondaq.com | Timothy Butler |Matthew White |Tessa Cierny |Zeba Pirani

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s 2023 annual report highlights significant enforcement actions and educational efforts, focusing on consumer protection under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Consumer Leasing Act (CLA), and Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA). The agency targeted deceptive practices in auto financing, taking enforcement actions against companies allegedly using misleading tactics and junk fees, resulting in substantial consumer restitution.

Jun 24, 2024 | mondaq.com | Timothy A. Butler |Matthew White |Tessa Cierny |Zeba Pirani

On June 4, 2024, the CFPB released a circular cautioning companies against including unlawful or unenforceable terms and conditions in contracts for consumer financial products or services. The circular asserts that companies often embed unlawful or unenforceable terms in the fine print of their contracts, using this "fine print tactic" to deceive consumers into surrendering legal rights or protections. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter.

Jun 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Timothy A. Butler |Matthew White |Tessa Cierny |Zeba Pirani

GT Greenberg Traurig, LLP More Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab.

May 30, 2024 | lexology.com | Timothy A. Butler |Matthew White |Tessa Cierny |Zeba Pirani

Go-To Guide:California’s new “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478, is effective July 1, 2024, and will generally ban so-called “junk fees” by prohibiting “drip pricing,” which the legislation describes as “advertising a price that is less than the actual price that a consumer will have to pay for a good or service.”SB 478 generally requires that advertised prices encompass all fees consumers will pay, prohibiting the addition of most mandatory fees not included in the advertised price.

May 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Timothy A. Butler |Matthew White |Tessa Cierny |Zeba Pirani

GT Greenberg Traurig, LLP More Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab.