ConsumerAffairs

MoneyGram paying $250,000 for consumer protection violations

• New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $250,000 from MoneyGram International for failing to follow consumer protection laws and jeopardizing customers' money transfers • The settlement ...

Fintech Faces Strategy Shift After New York Consumer Protection Revamp

New York is raising the bar on fintech with new consumer protection laws, CRA-style lending rules, AI oversight, and enforcement priorities every GC should track.
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Wire Transfer Scams Reveal a Dangerous Gap in Consumer Protection

Wire fraud losses often aren’t protected by the FDIC or the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. Here’s what banks cover, what they ...

Consumer protection agency recovers nearly $2 million that Mainers lost to Bitcoin kiosk scams

The state office that oversees consumer finance protection has come to an agreement with a cryptocurrency operator that will help recover nearly $2 million that was scammed from Mainers. On Monday, ...

Consumer protection group outraged by Hilton's denial of rooms to ICE

A consumer protection group is outraged by Hilton Hotels’ denial of rooms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at ...

‘I don’t think this is the right thing to do’: Bid for new consumer-protection unit prompts turf war with DA

If Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer has her way, San Diego County could tap a more than $200 million pool of money to set up a new team of lawyers to take on consumer litigation. District ...