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

Auto Finance

New York AG Settlement Signals Increased Scrutiny of Dealer Fee Practices and Add-On Products

The FTC Just Made Its Price Transparency Expectations Crystal Clear for Auto Dealers

FTC Warns That Scammers Are Cloning Car Dealership Websites

Banking

Banks Do Not Owe a Duty of Care to Non-Customers in Business Email Compromise and Wire Fraud Cases

Federal Banking Agencies and FinCEN Clarify SAR Confidentiality Rules for Customer Communications

New York to Consider Whether to Opt Out of Federal Interest Rate Exportation Under DIDMCA

Consumer Finance Litigation

August 2026 Consumer Litigation Filings: Mixed Monthly Results, But Everything Up for the Year

Digital Assets

CSBS Announces AI Supervisory Framework for State-Chartered Banks and Nonbank Financial Institutions

Health Care

Second Circuit Deals Major Blow to Providers Seeking to Enforce IDR Awards Through Private Lawsuits

DOL/EBSA Narrows Mental Health Parity Enforcement Focus to Three Priority Areas

Fifth Circuit Rules En Banc on Key QPA Calculation Disputes Under the No Surprises Act

Mortgage Lending and Servicing

Mortgage Bankers Association Challenges New Jersey’s Disparate Impact Rule in Federal Court

Regulatory Enforcement + Compliance

Massachusetts Just Sent a Message to Unlicensed Debt Collectors and Buyers: $52 Million and a Permanent Exit

FTC Secures $12 Million Settlement Against Payment Processor for Facilitating Merchant Fraud

Telephone Consumer Protection Act

FCC Overhauls TCPA Revocation Rules Before They Even Take Effect

Pennsylvania Strengthens Telemarketing Protections

Podcasts

The Consumer Finance Podcast – When Insurance Law Meets Consumer Finance: Navigating Embedded Insurance Products

The Consumer Finance Podcast – Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Litigation Trends — FCRA, TILA, and the Checkout Script as Your First Line of Defense

The Consumer Finance Podcast – Colorado’s ADMT Act Proposed Regulations: Unpacking the Confusion and Compliance Challenges for Financial Services

Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast – Don’t Move That Metal: SCRA Lessons From a Costly Settlement

Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast – The Ghost of CARS Rule Past: FTC and Connecticut Team Up on Junk Fees

Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast – California Dreamin’ of October 1: The CARS Act Comes to California

Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast – Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Bank Charters, M&A, and Partnerships — Strategic Paths for Fintech and Payment Companies

Cross-Over Podcast Episodes

The FTC Caught Up: What You Need to Know About Its Latest Disparate Impact Statement

[Listen on The Consumer Finance Podcast]

[Listen on Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast]

Newsletters

Weekly Consumer Financial Newsletter – Week of September 28, 2026

Weekly Consumer Financial Newsletter – Week of September 21, 2026

Weekly Consumer Financial Newsletter – Week of September 14, 2026

Weekly Consumer Financial Newsletter – Week of September 7, 2026

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