Our team published new content and podcasts to the Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor throughout the month of March. To catch up on posts and podcasts you may have missed, click on the links below:

Auto Finance

FTC Warns 97 Auto Groups On “Total Price” Advertising

Consumer Finance Litigation

January Consumer Litigation Filings: 2026 Starts Out with a Bang

Consumer Financial Services

2025 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review and a Look Ahead

Cryptocurrency

Treasury Outlines Innovation Roadmap for Countering Illicit Finance in Digital Assets

NCUA Proposes GENIUS Act Licensing Framework for Credit Union Stablecoin Issuers

Kraken Secures Fed Master Account

Debt Buyers + Collectors

New York City Finalizes Expanded Debt Collection Rules Covering Original Creditors and Third-Party Collectors

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Troutman Pepper Locke Attorneys Publish ABA Article on FCRA “Reasonable Reinvestigation” Standard

Mortgage Lending and Servicing

Virginia Supreme Court Sets High Bar for Vacating Arbitration Awards for “Evident Partiality”

Oregon Legislature Moves to Opt Out of DIDMCA Preemption for Consumer Finance Loans

Regulatory Enforcement + Compliance

FTC Launches Healthcare Task Force

House Financial Services Committee Discussion Draft to Amend GLBA and Preempt State Regimes

FTC Targets Rental “Junk Fees”

FTC Reopens “Negative Option” Rulemaking After Eighth Circuit Vacates 2024 Amendments

Podcasts

The Consumer Finance Podcast – TCPA Risk Reloaded: Why DNC and Consent Issues Are Fueling the Next Wave of Litigation

The Consumer Finance Podcast – Year in Review and Look Ahead: Servicing and Collections in Flux – How States, Reg F, and Coerced Debt Laws Are Rewriting the Playbook

The Consumer Finance Podcast – Lions, Tigers, and Sovereign Citizens, Oh My! UCC and Banking Litigation Trends and a 2026 Forecast

The Consumer Finance Podcast – Year in Review and Look Ahead: Fair Lending and UDAAP in the Trump 2.0 Era — Federal Pullback, State Pushback, and What Comes Next

The Consumer Finance Podcast – Year in Review and Look Ahead Announcement

The Crypto Exchange Podcast – Turning Point for Digital Assets: 2025 Year in Review and What Comes Next

Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast – Warning Letters and Warren Letters: What the Auto Finance Industry Needs to Know

Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast – Auto Finance Year in Review, Part 1: From FTC CARS Rule Collapse to a State-Led Patchwork

Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast – Beyond the Buzzwords: Building Bank-Fintech Partnerships That Survive Exams

Newsletters

Weekly Consumer Financial Newsletter – Week of March 23, 2026

Weekly Consumer Financial Newsletter – Week of March 16, 2026

Weekly Consumer Financial Newsletter – Week of March 9, 2026

Weekly Consumer Financial Newsletter – Week of March 2, 2026

Insight Industries + Practices