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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – March 17, 2026

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

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FTC Warns 97 Auto Groups On “Total Price” Advertising

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FTC Targets Rental “Junk Fees”

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

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State AGs Settlement With WeChat Requiring Proactive Anti-Fentanyl Money Laundering Controls

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A bipartisan coalition of seven state attorneys general (AG) reached a settlement with the Chinese-owned…

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From the Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – March 17, 2026

Auto Finance Year in Review, Part 1: From FTC CARS Rule Collapse to a State-Led Patchwork

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

FTC Warns 97 Auto Groups On “Total Price” Advertising

FTC Targets Rental “Junk Fees”

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

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