The Consumer Finance Podcast
Host: Chris Willis
The Consumer Finance Podcast provides reliable, insightful, and entertaining industry-specific content central to consumer finance services. Hosted by veteran Troutman Pepper Locke CFS Partner Chris Willis, this podcast features industry experts, insiders, and other Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys delivering easily digestible segments on a variety of topics.
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The FTC Caught Up: What You Need to Know About Its Latest Disparate Impact Statement
In this crossover edition of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Chris Willis, Brooke Conkle, and Chris Capurso break down…
Continue ReadingAre Text Messages Calls? Seventh Circuit's Steidinger Decision Reshapes TCPA Litigation Landscape
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, host Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Stefanie Jackman and Brian Hays to discuss the Seventh Circuit's landmark July 2026 ruling…
Continue ReadingPoint-of-Sale Finance Series: Auto Finance — Dealer Risk, Lien Perfection, and Compliance Essentials for Market Entrants
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Moving the Metal, Jason Cover is joined by colleagues Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso from Troutman Pepper Locke's Consumer…
Continue ReadingThe Crypto Exchange
Host: Ethan G. Ostroff
Troutman Pepper Locke’s The Crypto Exchange podcast explores the trends, challenges, and legal issues our clients and others in the industry face daily. Featuring insights from the firm’s Digital Assets + Blockchain practice group, our podcast examines everything from NFTs to Web3, bitcoin to blockchain, fintech to regtech, and payment processing to data processing.
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In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, hosts Ethan Ostroff and Genna Garver look back at 2025 — ultimately a pivotal year for digital assets and crypto regulation in…
Continue ReadingIn this episode of The Crypto Exchange, hosts Ethan Ostroff and Genna Garver welcome Glenn Pudelka and Straat Tenney from the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. They discuss the…
Continue ReadingThe Future of Bank-Fintech Collaborations in Digital Finance
In this special crossover episode of The Crypto Exchange and Payments Pros podcasts, hosts Ethan Ostroff and Carlin McCrory, along with James Stevens, co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke's Financial Services…
Continue ReadingFCRA Focus
Hosts: Dave Gettings, Kim Phan
FCRA Focus is dedicated to discussing “all things” related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which regulates the collection of consumers’ credit information and access to their credit reports. Each episode explores an interesting aspect of credit reporting, with the aim of providing new insights that help consumer finance businesses do their jobs better.
Latest Episodes
From Texas to the Tenth Circuit: Another ID Theft Case Confirms That Credit Reporting Law Is Reshaping
In this episode of FCRA Focus, host Dave Gettings is joined by Partners Brooke Conkle and Ethan Ostroff to break down the Tenth Circuit's landmark decision in Ward v. …
Continue ReadingIn this episode of FCRA Focus, host Dave Gettings is joined by Elizabeth Holt Andrews to break down a significant new development in California standing law — a recent…
Continue ReadingNationwide Shifts in Background Checks: New York’s Credit Ban, Virginia's Sealed Records Law, and Federal FCRA Reform
In this episode of FCRA Focus, hosts Kim Phan and Dave Gettings are joined by colleague Tim St. George to unpack major legislative developments impacting employment background screening. They…
Continue ReadingMoving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Hosts: Brooke Conkle, Chris Capurso
Moving the Metal offers insights and engaging discussions on automotive finance. Hosted by Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso, this podcast explores key trends and developments in the automotive finance sector.
Latest Episodes
The FTC Caught Up: What You Need to Know About Its Latest Disparate Impact Statement
In this crossover edition of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast and The Consumer Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle, Chris Capurso, and Chris Willis break down…
Continue ReadingFTC Hits the Brakes on Disparate Impact
In this episode of Moving the Metal, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso break down the FTC's landmark policy statement officially abandoning disparate impact enforcement and what it means…
Continue Reading13 Years and Counting: The Rise of the Forever Car in America
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso explore what it means for auto finance that the average U.S. vehicle…
Continue ReadingPayment Pros
Hosts: Keith Barnett, Jason Cover, Carlin McCrory
Troutman Pepper Locke’s Payments Pros podcast offers insights from Troutman Pepper Locke Fintech and Payment practice group attorneys, industry business leaders, and regulatory experts on the most challenging legal and regulatory concerns confronted by participants in the payments industry — including everything from BSA to EFTs, fintech to regtech, licensure to lending, Nacha to the CFPB, and payment processing to debt collecting. Our attorneys, industry experts, and regulatory insiders walk you through the federal and state regulatory, legal, and business intricacies of the highly complex payments industry.
Latest Episodes
State AML Enforcement: What Money Transmitters Need to Know About the RamadPay Consent Order
In this episode of Payments Pros, host Keith Barnett examines a June 2026 multistate consent order issued jointly by Colorado and Texas against RamadPay, a Minnesota-based money transmitter specializing…
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Payments Pros, host Keith Barnett examines a recent FTC enforcement action targeting an alleged unlawful subscription scheme involving 15 corporations and eight individuals operating through…
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Payments Pros, host Keith Barnett examines a recent FTC enforcement action involving alleged violations of the FTC Act and ROSCA. Keith discusses the FTC's continued…
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