By: Linda L. Goodman In a case that dates back to 2014, the FDIC announced that they have settled a D.C. federal court lawsuit by payday lenders that accused banking agencies of illegally pressuring banks to cut ties with payday […]
Online Scam Data Collection in the Sights of the FTC
By: Linda L. Goodman At a recent compliance conference, a major topic of discussion was the practice of the purchase of consumer data that has been collected through online scams such as bogus product pages, fake news pages, banners, etc. […]
FTC Requesting Powers to Make Privacy Rules
By: Linda L. Goodman At a recent Congressional hearing with the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, all five commissioners of the FTC testified that we need data privacy legislation, the power to levy fines, and […]