Fraud

Today’s podcast episode: A National Strategy to Prevent Scams – “United We Stand”

By Ballard CFS Group on February 26, 2026

Posted in Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN), Financial Literacy, FTC, Identity Theft, Podcasts

In a recent episode of the award-winning Consumer Finance Monitor podcast, Alan Kaplinsky was joined by Nick Bourke, Kate Griffin, and Ballard Spahr partner Joseph Schuster to discuss a groundbreaking new report from the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program: United We Stand: A National Strategy to Prevent Scams.

The episode builds on Nick and Kate’s prior appearance on the podcast last July, when the report was still in development.… Continue Reading

Today’s podcast episode: A Sea Change in New York Consumer Protection Law: Inside the FAIR Act

By Ballard CFS Group on February 12, 2026

Posted in CFPB, CFPB Enforcement, CFPB Rulemaking, Podcasts

In the episode of the Consumer Finance Monitor podcast we are releasing today, we examine what may be the most consequential development in New York consumer protection law in nearly half a century: the enactment of the New York State Fair Business Practices Act (the FAIR Act).

Signed into law in December 2025 and taking effect on February 17, 2026, the FAIR Act represents the first comprehensive overhaul of New York General Business Law § 349 in almost 50 years.… Continue Reading