North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and eight other states have reached a $7 million settlement with Greystar Management LLC, the state’s largest landlord, over alleged rent-pricing practices that used artificial intelligence and nonpublic data to coordinate and raise rental ...

A major debt collecting company, Panthera Finance Pty Ltd, allegedly pursued over 200,000 debts from Victorians while banned from operating in the state due to previous breaches of consumer protection laws. The company, based in Queensland, was prohibited from engaging ...

The Ninth Circuit recently held that the bona fide error defense applies to claims for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), provided specific requirements are met. The defense is available when a violation is unintentional, arises from ...

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced the launch of a new functionality powered by Expert AI for Kluwer Arbitration, its leading digital platform for international arbitration research and practice. Legal professionals will be able to accelerate research in ...

Recent bankruptcies among major grain buyers have deepened the economic challenges faced by American farmers in 2025, leaving many unpaid for their grain and raising broader concerns about rural economic stability.​​ Farmer Financial Distress The bankruptcy of Omaha-based Hansen-Mueller Co., ...

The Federal Reserve has released new guidelines on the supervision of the financial system, which have been broadly praised by the banking industry. The new principles instruct bank examiners to focus on material financial risks and avoid excessive attention to ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Stuart Levenbach, who currently serves as Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and Water at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to be the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).​ ...

A national debt collection lobby is challenging a Colorado law that prevents medical debt from appearing on the consumer credit reports of state residents. Enacted in 2023, HB23-1126 required all credit agencies to remove any medical debts in collection, while ...

Mortgage delinquencies increased in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, reaching a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.99% of all loans outstanding on one-to-four-unit residential properties. The rise in delinquencies was primarily driven by FHA loans, which saw their delinquency rate ...