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WASHINGTON—The Justice Department, in a response to more than 100 House members calling for guidance and clarity regarding website accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), said that "noncompliance with a voluntary technical standard for website accessibility does not necessarily indicate noncompliance with the ADA."

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a recent decision has expanded the definition of an "autodialer," keeping it in line with the definition adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a series of rulings from 2003 to 2015, which was invalidated in March.

ATLANTA—New pricing structures and new approaches to lending will likely result from the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new Current Expected Credit Loss model (CECL), predicts one analyst, who acknowledges many lenders are still trying to fully understand the new rules.