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Welcome to the first issue of the Digital Assets + Blockchain Newsletter. In this newsletter, we’ll track the regulatory, legislative, and enforcement developments reshaping the crypto and digital assets…
Colorado Proposes Rules for Automated Decision-Making Technology and Chatbot Safety
This article was republished on insideARM on August 19, 2026.
On August 11, the Colorado Department of Law (DOL) filed proposed rules implementing two significant Colorado artificial intelligence laws, the…
Statistics for August 2026 consumer litigation filings are in, and the picture is a mixed one: some statutes rose while others fell. Nonetheless, one trend for 2026 is becoming unmistakable:…
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Litigation Trends — FCRA, TILA, and the Checkout Script as Your First Line of Defense
In this episode of the “Point-of-Sale Finance” series, Jason Cover is joined by colleagues Erin Edwards and Simon Fleischmann from Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services practice to…
From Texas to the Tenth Circuit: Another ID Theft Case Confirms That Credit Reporting Law Is Reshaping
In this episode of FCRA Focus, host Dave Gettings is joined by Partners Brooke Conkle and Ethan Ostroff to break down the Tenth Circuit’s landmark decision in Ward v.
Statistics for August 2026 consumer litigation filings are in, and the picture is a mixed one: some statutes rose while others fell. Nonetheless, one trend for 2026 is becoming unmistakable:…
On September 16, the New York Attorney General’s Office (OAG) announced a settlement with two Westchester County dealerships, resolving allegations of deceptive fee practices under General Business Law § 349…
The District of Columbia’s Medical Debt Mitigation Amendment Act of 2026 is now law, even without the mayor’s blessing. According to a post by Accounts Recovery, Mayor Muriel Bowser returned…
Business email compromise (BEC) and other third-party fraud inducing funds transfers have generated a wave of litigation against banks: not just those where victims hold accounts, but also against the…
As we reported in December 2025, New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights (DCR) adopted what its Attorney General described as the “most comprehensive state-level disparate impact regulations in the country”…
On September 2, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Financial Crimes Enforcement…
CFPB’s 2025 Fair Lending Report Chronicles Major Shift in Fair Lending Examination, Supervision, and Enforcement
On October 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Fair Lending Report for 2025, documenting a significant overhaul of the Bureau’s fair lending program under…
On September 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down a fantastic ruling for payors defending against private enforcement of No Surprises Act (NSA) independent dispute…
On September 21, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied class certification in a putative class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act…
Statistics for August 2026 consumer litigation filings are in, and the picture is a mixed one: some statutes rose while others fell. Nonetheless, one trend for 2026 is becoming unmistakable:…
On September 9, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) (FCC-CIRC 2609-05) substantially revising the consent-revocation rules that were set…














