Private News

On June 24, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Senate Bill 1295, “An Act Concerning Broadband Internet, Gaming, Social Media, Online Services and Consumer Contracts.” Amendments to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act were bundled into the Act and will become effective July 1, 2026.

Thresholds

The Act considerably lowers the applicability thresholds and adds […]

RMAI extends our thoughts of support to all of those affected by the flooding in Texas. RMAI recommends all members carefully consider the collection strategies they deploy in the Texas counties impacted by the recent flooding, including temporarily suspending collection calls and communications for several weeks. Information on the impact of the Texas flooding can be found from […]

On May 28, 2025, Oklahoma Senate Bill 626 became law without the Governor’s signature.  The legislation amends Oklahoma’s data breach notification law and will go into effect January 1, 2026.

The amendments include expansion of the definition of “personal information” by including, in combination with an individual’s first name or initial and last name:

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Significant change at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues.

McKernan Nominated for Treasury Role

Jonathan McKernan, originally nominated by President Trump to lead the CFPB, has instead been tapped for a senior role at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, according to a Treasury statement released Friday. McKernan, who had been awaiting Senate confirmation to head the […]

On April 11, 2025, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong signed into law House Bill 1127 which is nearly identical to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Safeguards Rule, including the more recent amendments regarding data breach notifications.  The law will go into effect August 1, 2025.

Applicability
The law applies to “financial corporations,” which are “all entities […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reversed its position on a high-profile regulation from the Biden administration, by formally joining the credit reporting industry in a legal request to strike down the Medical Debt Rule — a regulation that would have prohibited the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit reports.

On Wednesday, April 30^th […]