California’s latest legislative session delivered a wave of privacy developments, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing a broad set of measures affecting consumer rights. But one proposal did not make it across the finish line: AB 1542, which would have
In this special crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Regulatory Oversight, Chris Willis, Stefanie Jackman, and Mike Yaghi discuss California Governor Gavin Newsom’s appointment of former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to lead the state’s newly
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a settlement on September 28, 2026, with Mavis Tire Supply to resolve allegations that the company engaged in deceptive sales and repair practices. Under the settlement, filed in the form of an Assurance of
In this episode of Payments Pros, host Carlin McCrory speaks with Frank Van Driessche, head of the ISO 20022 practice at Federal Reserve Financial Services, about the global messaging standard reshaping the payments industry.
In this special crossover episode of Regulatory Oversight and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis, Stefanie Jackman, and Mike Yaghi discuss California Governor Gavin Newsom’s appointment of former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to lead the state’s newly
In late September, the chief administrative law judge (ALJ) at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Derek C. Julius, paused the pending rulemaking proceedings to reschedule all marijuana to Schedule III. The stay order delays the issuance of the ALJ’s recommendation
On September 23, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general (AGs) led by New York AG Letitia James wrote to congressional leadership urging Congress to establish comprehensive federal regulation and safety protocols for frontier artificial intelligence (AI). The letter
On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Northern District of California announced that Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC (Southern Glazer’s), the largest distributor of wine and spirits in the United States, entered into a non-prosecution
Political activities sit at the intersection of law, policy, and reputation. Companies operating in highly regulated industries cannot avoid political law issues, and it is frequently more complex than expected.
This quarterly newsletter highlights a few practical issues we are
On September 9, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) circulated a draft order that would narrow how consumer revocations of consent apply under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). If adopted, callers could treat certain opt-out requests as limited to
