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On April 8, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed SB 227, the Arbitration Fairness Act, into law. The Act not only regulates how high-volume arbitration providers select and oversee arbitrators, but also reshapes the rules for challenging an arbitration award after it has been issued. Designed to make consumer and employment arbitrations more transparent and balanced when administered by high‑volume arbitration service providers, SB 227 will take effect on July 1, 2026, and will apply to all arbitration agreements entered into on or after that date.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently denied a credit repair organization’s motion for partial summary judgment and granted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s motion for summary judgment in a case alleging violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), and Massachusetts state law. The significant penalties and restitution ordered in this case highlight the severe consequences of non-compliance with federal and state regulations governing credit repair services.