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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Immigration Status in Credit Underwriting: What Recent Federal Guidance Really Means for Lenders
In this solo episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis, co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke's Consumer Financial Services Regulatory practice, walks through the recent wave of federal…
Continue ReadingPoint-of-Sale Finance Series: Bank Charters, M&A, and Partnerships — Strategic Paths for Fintech and Payment Companies
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros, Taylor Gess is joined by colleagues James Stevens and Sarah Hanna from Troutman Pepper Locke's Corporate and…
Continue ReadingPoint-of-Sale Finance Series: State AGs Filling the Federal Void in Point-of-Sale Finance Enforcement
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Regulatory Oversight, Taylor Gess is joined by colleagues Michael Yaghi and Lane Page from Troutman Pepper Locke's State AG…
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
In 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 ReadingCalifornia DFPI's Next Target: Credit Reporting Industry
In this episode of FCRA Focus, host Kim Phan is joined by Michael Yaghi, partner in Troutman Pepper Locke's Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement practice group, to unpack the…
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.
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In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso break down a recent New York City Department of Consumer and Worker…
Continue ReadingIn this mid-year roundup episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso recap the biggest developments shaping the auto finance industry in…
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso break down two significant state-level regulatory responses to the Federal Trade Commission's…
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
In 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…
Continue ReadingIn this crossover episode of Payments Pros and Regulatory Oversight, Stephen Piepgrass and Keith Barnett provide an update on the fast-developing prediction markets landscape. They discuss how federal and…
Continue ReadingIn this special crossover episode of Payments Pros and The Consumer Finance podcasts, Carlin McCrory, Keith Barnett, and Chris Willis explore the federal government's increasing attention to “debanking”…
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