Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Monday, June 28, 2021 CFPB  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued amendments to the federal mortgage servicing regulations to reinforce economic recovery as foreclosure moratoria expire. The rules, which become effective on August 31, 2021, will create temporary safeguards to ensure that borrowers may explore options prior to foreclosure, as well as…

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Monday, June 21, 2021 Consumer Protection A coalition of 21 attorneys general and two cities, led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Shapiro, is asking the Postal Regulatory Commission to oppose the Postmaster General’s attempt to increase delivery times for First-Class Mail and other essential services. The coalition is arguing that the proposed changes would harm…

New Jersey Attorney General Grewal will be leading the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission beginning on July 26, 2021. Governor Murphy will name an interim attorney general this week to finish Attorney General Grewal’s term, which ends in January.…

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Monday, June 14, 2021 Cybersecurity Colorado Attorney General Weiser announced a settlement with mobile home park management company Impact MHC requiring it to pay $25,000 and implement security measures after information was exposed in a data breach from October 2018 to July 2019. Attorney General Weiser also stated that the company took 10…

Monday, June 7, 2021: Antitrust June 7, 2021, the New York Senate passed the 21st Century Antitrust Act, S.933-A, which, if passed by the Assembly and signed by the governor, would be New York’s first major antitrust law update in the past century, and which reports indicate would be the strongest antitrust law in the United States. Among other things, the bill would create an “abuse of dominance” standard for conduct that limits competitors’…

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Tuesday, June 1, 2021: Consumer Protection Arizona Attorney General Brnovich announced that refund checks are being sent to consumers following a $1.75 million settlement his office reached with Landmark Home Warranty in March 2021. The settlement stemmed from consumer complaints alleging that the company failed to deliver on its promises of expedited air conditioning services.…

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Monday, May 24, 2021: Covid-19 Colorado Attorney General Weiser announced that he asked the Colorado legislature to invest its American Rescue Act funds into Colorado water projects as well as into prosecuting unemployment insurance fraud. Education A coalition of 23 attorneys general led by Michigan Attorney General Nessel is asking U.S. Secretary of Education…