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    FTC files contempt against credit card processor Cliq for alleged ongoing compliance failures

    2026-01-14T21:47:00Z

    The Federal Trade Commission asked a court to hold the payment processor Cliq in contempt for allegedly “flagrantly” violating a 2015 order that the company monitor transactions for illegal charges and activity.

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    CFPB Considers Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

    2015-10-07T12:00:00Z

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving forward with new rules that would prohibit the mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts that banks, credit card companies, and others rely upon to prevent consumers from pursuing lawsuits. A variety of recommendations, published this week for public comment, are the results of a ...

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    SEC Faces New Obstacles in e-Discovery Efforts

    2015-10-06T13:15:00Z

    As the SEC ferrets out inside traders and Ponzi schemers of the Internet Age, more voices are saying the agency has too much leeway to gather electronic records against investigation targets. Congress is mulling legislation to curb SEC power to get e-mail from Internet service providers; federal judges are applying ...