1. Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive: Prison Release Cards and the Protection of Captive Consumers.
- Author
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Frothingham, Sunny K.
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Consent decrees -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Debit cards -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Ex-convicts -- Economic aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Demographic aspects ,Consumer protection -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Prison industrial complex -- Analysis ,Financial services industry -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Ethical aspects ,Unfair competition (Commerce) -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Remedies ,False advertising -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Remedies ,Disparate impact -- Economic aspects -- Remedies -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Prepaid cards -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Government regulation ,Financial services industry ,Electronic Fund Transfer Act - Abstract
I. Introduction In October 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced a $6 million settlement with JPay, (1) a leading provider of financial services in prisons and jails. (2) [...]
- Published
- 2024