Though there remains no comprehensive nationwide, federal privacy law on the books, several states in the U.S. have passed their own privacy ...

It's been a challenging year for the consumer watchdog agency, as the Trump administration has tried to deny it funding and ...

The state legislatures remain extremely active on privacy legislation this year. One new state comprehensive privacy law took effect on July 1, one takes effect July ...

Just three weeks into Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, the new commissioner of New York City’s Department of Consumer ...

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

New York City and the state will enact several new laws in 2026, primarily pertaining to employment, health care and consumer protection. Perhaps the most impactful new legislation will be the ...

ALBANY — New York consumers could be protected from “unfair, abusive and deceptive” business practices under a measure passed by the state Legislature Tuesday. Democrats and civil legal rights groups ...

Last week I participated in the radio show On Point to discuss the legacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It turned out to be something a debate with Richard Cordray, the first director ...

It wasn’t a law to get rid of fees, only to bring attention to them before the bill arrives. Here are other fees that must be ...

Laws regulating extended auto warranties vary from one state to the next, sometimes quite significantly. These laws affect the protections customers have when purchasing and using extended warranties, ...