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District of Columbia enacts emergency debt collection law in response to COVID-19 pandemic; Massachusetts AG issues guidance on emergency debt collection regulation

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On April 7, the District of Columbia passed the COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency and Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 which goes into effect immediately and lasts until 60 days after the emergency ends. In contrast, the Massachusetts emergency regulation only restricts telephone calls to consumers.

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DoorDash Ordered To Cut DashPass Commissions By DC Attorney General

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The attorney general of the District of Columbia, Karl Racine, has written a letter ordering DoorDash Inc. million settlement with the district’s attorney general for purportedly misrepresenting that diner tips would go to drivers. News of the reported letter comes on the heels of DoorDash reaching a $2.5

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DoorDash Shares Surge Over 85 Pct On First Trading Day

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It also comes as the attorney general of the District of Columbia, Karl Racine, has reportedly written a letter ordering DoorDash to stop charging eateries a 30 percent commission on every order through the delivery firm’s DashPass subscription offering.

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Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation

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It is fundamentally American to protest, and frankly un-American to chill that kind of protest,” University of the District of Columbia Law Professor Andrew Ferguson said at the Committee meeting.

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State Bank Regs File Suit To Block OCC’s Bank Charter

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state bank regulators said it filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after reports in The Wall Street Journal last month revealed the CSBS’ plans for such a suit. Reports in Reuters on Thursday (Oct. The body of U.S.

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Uber Agrees To Pay $145M Fine To Settle Data Breach Lawsuit

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Uber is accused of exposing the data of 57 million users and paying hackers to hide the breach instead of reporting it to law enforcement and regulators. The nationwide settlement, which California helped to lead, calls for a $148 million penalty payment by Uber, benefiting all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

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Multifamily, commercial and automotive loans are driving loan growth among banks in the Northeast, but increasing risk will draw fresh attention from regulators to ensure recent and future growth is sound, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said recently. The OCC on Oct. The OCC on Oct.