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CFTC Receives Extensive Feedback On Prediction Markets Rulemaking
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission received over 1,500 comments on its proposed rulemaking for prediction markets, revealing deep divisions among stakeholders about whether sports-related event contracts should be regulated as derivatives or gambling. Market participants, gambling industry stakeholders, sports leagues, states, and tribal governments presented sharply contrasting views on market integrity, consumer protection, and the proper scope of federal oversight in this emerging space.
United States Finance
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (May 6, 2026)
This newsletter compiles recent federal and state consumer protection enforcement actions, regulatory developments, and advertising challenge decisions from May 2026. It covers FTC settlements on location data privacy, multilevel marketing deception claims, state actions against health insurers and cryptocurrency platforms, and new CFPB rules amending small business lending provisions under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
United States Consumer
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Wiley Rein
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Show Me The Money: FTC Secures $4M And $1.5M Penalties In Consumer Protection Consent Decrees
The Federal Trade Commission has found new ways to impose substantial monetary penalties on companies despite a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that eliminated its primary enforcement tool. Two recent settlements totaling over $5 million demonstrate how the agency is leveraging alternative provisions of the FTC Act to pursue civil penalties for consumer protection violations, particularly those involving deceptive marketing practices and fake reviews.
United States Consumer
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Mintz
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Does The FTC’s Strategic Plan Give Enough Direction To Businesses On Privacy And Data Security?
The FTC's newly published 2026-2030 Strategic Plan reveals the agency's enforcement priorities for the coming years, with a primary focus on consumer protection through privacy and data security measures. With only two commissioners currently in place, the plan outlines key program areas including fighting deception, addressing unlawful privacy conduct, holding BigTech accountable for harm to children, protecting workers, and combating unfair ticket sales practices.
United States Privacy
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (April 21, 2026)
This newsletter compiles recent federal and state consumer protection enforcement actions, regulatory announcements, and advertising challenge decisions from April 2026. It covers FTC settlements involving timeshare exit schemes, student loan debt relief companies, "Made in USA" claims, multilevel marketing operations, and junk fees, alongside state attorney general actions and National Advertising Division rulings on comparative advertising claims.
United States Consumer
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Wiley Rein
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