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Foreign Territory: Dietary Supplement Clinical Trials Conducted Abroad
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), in the last couple of years, has made clear that it expects advertisers making strong cause-and-effect claims (e.g., “Lose weight,” “Helps prevent irregularity”) to possess, at a…
NARC Announces Re-Branding and Increase in NAD Filing Fee
The National Advertising Review Council announced that, as of April 23, 2012, it will be re-branded as the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council and have a new web address . Also as of that date, the CBBB National…
CFPB Warns that Banks and Nonbanks Could Be on the Hook for Vendor's Misconduct
On Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a bulletin warning that it will seek to hold supervised banks and nonbanks liable for their vendors' misconduct. Banks and nonbanks often hire service…
CFPB's Proposal for Truth in Lending (Regulation Z) Rule Garners Attention in New York Times Article
A New York Times article on Friday questioned the CFPB's approach to credit card fees, stating that "[i]n one of the first tests of its willingness to show its muscle, [the CFPB] declined on Thursday to put up a…
CFPB Releases Annual Report on Consumer Complaints
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its Consumer Response Annual Report on April 6th, outlining its efforts from July 21 to December 31, 2011 in handling consumer complaints. As the report…