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Scrutiny on Payment Card Data Pass
On April 27, Visa announced a new rule to expressly restrict online marketers from sharing cardholder information to other companies without the consumer’s knowledge or active consent – a practice referred to as “data…
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Agreements Barring Class-Wide Arbitration can be Invalidated Under State Law
This week, the Supreme Court granted the certiorari petition of AT&T Mobility LLC (“ATTM”) in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, No. 09-893. ATTM’s petition asked the Court to determine whether the Federal Arbitration…
GAO Submits Congressional Testimony Entitled "Herbal Dietary Supplements: Examples of Deceptive or Questionable Marketing Practices and Potentially Dangerous Advice"
This post was written by Dana B. Rosenfeld On May 26, 2010, the GAO submitted testimony to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, entitled “Herbal Dietary Supplements: Examples of Deceptive or Questionable…
Senate Bill May Make It More Difficult for Large Banks to Satisfy Capital Reserve Requirements
The Restoring American Financial Stability Act passed by the Senate on May 20 ( discussed in an earlier post ) includes an amendment authored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), which would toughen the risk-and size-based…
Senate Passes Financial Reform Bill
The Senate last night passed its long-awaited version of financial system regulatory reform legislation, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. In the coming weeks, each congressional chamber will select a…