Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will sign two major bills imposing safety rules on artificial intelligence and expanding the state’s consumer protection law. But she vetoed another bill that sought to ...

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) have reintroduced the Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity (Consumer OPT-IN) Act, aimed at protecting ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced a bill to protect the state's consumers and small businesses from scams and deceptive practices from lenders, debt collectors and health ...

(The Center Square) - Democratic legislators are moving forward with a bill intended to curb excessive fees levied by financial institutions when a customer has insufficient funds to cover a ...

New York City and the state will enact several new laws in 2026, primarily pertaining to employment, health care and consumer ...

Amid a series of shakeups last week at the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), two office closures inside the agency could hamper its ...

On the nation’s 249th birthday, President Donald Trump signed an 870-page bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities from ...

New law cuts Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding cap by 46%, saving $2 billion, Republicans say. GOP argues the CFPB has been unaccountable, while Democrats warn consumers will suffer ...

Multiple laws that focus on income taxes, consumer data and the sale of THC-infused beverages go into effect Jan. 1. Here's ...

Proposals form part of efforts to ensure consumer protection framework keeps pace with evolving markets and digital products ...