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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On February 6, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will ban a group of student loan debt relief “scammers” (defendants) from the debt relief industry. She also expressed concern about the risks posed by stablecoins to the financial system. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On October 10, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) — an alliance of securities regulators across the states, Canada, and Mexico — supported the SEC’s claims that assets and services offered by crypto exchange Coinbase are investment contracts. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

District Court for the District of New Hampshire granted the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) motion for summary judgment against blockchain-based, file-sharing platform LBRY. In its summary judgment motion, the SEC argued that LBRY’s public offering of its native token LBC constituted an unregistered sale of securities.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

While many Buy Now, Pay Later borrowers use the product without noticeable indications of financial stress, the report finds that Buy Now, Pay Later borrowers will more likely become active users of other types of credit products like credit cards, personal loans, and student loans. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

While many Buy Now, Pay Later borrowers use the product without noticeable indications of financial stress, the report finds that Buy Now, Pay Later borrowers will more likely become active users of other types of credit products like credit cards, personal loans, and student loans. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The consumer appealed after the district court granted summary judgment to the creditor finding the consumer could not show harm for the creditor’s failure to conduct a reasonable investigation. The consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) sent the dispute to the credit card companies for investigation.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On July 27, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act passed the House Committee on Agriculture. The bill previously passed the House Committee on Financial Services on July 26. The OAG initially filed the lawsuit in June 2021, and as part of the judgment, between $450,000 and $2.5