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data brokers
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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
CFPB Withdraws Guidance and Proposed Rules on Data Broker, Video Game Payments, and Contract Clauses
By A.J. Dhaliwal, Mehul Madia, Beineng Zhang
On May 15, the CFPB withdrew three Biden-era rulemaking proposals, including a December 2024 proposal to regulate data brokers as consumer reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA),…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
CFPB Withdraws Proposed FCRA Data Broker Rule
By David N. Anthony, Stefanie Jackman, Ethan G. Ostroff, Kim Phan, Ronald I. Raether, Jr.
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed its decision to withdraw the proposed rule titled "Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V)" in the Federal…
Data Protection Report
NT Analyzer can help determine “data broker” status under the new Bulk Data Transfer requirements
By Steve Roosa (US), Susan Ross (US)
Even if your business only sells goods or services in the U.S., your business may be a “data broker” under the new bulk data regulations, according to an April 11,…
Byte Back
Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 24, 2025
By David Stauss [Former Attorney]
Keypoint: Last week, Kentucky's governor signed a bill amending the state's data privacy law while bills advanced in Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Below is…
Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
CFPB Extends Comment Periods for Two Proposed Regulation V Rules
By A.J. Dhaliwal, Mehul Madia, Beineng Zhang
The CFPB is extending the comment periods for two proposed rulemakings under Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). On March 5, the Bureau extended the comment…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB extends comment period for data broker NPRM
The CFPB has extended the comment period for its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on data brokers until April 2, 2025; the comment period had been slated to expire on March…
Eye On Privacy
New Year, Old Tradition: CPPA Focuses on Unregistered Data Brokers
By Liisa Thomas, Kathryn Smith
The California privacy regulator recently settled with a data broker (Key Marketing Advantage LLC) that it alleged had violated the state’s data broker law. Under the Delete Act, data brokers…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Navigating Data Broker Privacy Compliance: Top 5 Considerations
By Kenny Gutierrez, John Pavolotsky
Data brokers face significant compliance challenges in the evolving landscape of data privacy laws. With multiple state regulations, stringent registration requirements, and heightened enforcement, data brokers must take proactive steps…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Financial Services trade groups call on CFPB to abandon its data broker proposed rule
By Richard J. Andreano, Jr., John L. Culhane, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky
Seventeen financial services trade groups are calling on the CFPB to abandon its plan to amend rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to vastly expand the scope of…
Consumer Finance Monitor
This week’s podcast episode: The CFPB’s Proposed Data Broker Rule
In today’s episode, we discuss the CFPB’s recent proposed data broker rule—a proposal that would greatly expand the reach of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. On December 3, the CFPB…