Consumer Finance Monitor Ranks Among Top U.S. Business, Financial Services Podcasts—and No. 1 in Pennsylvania

Ballard Spahr announced today that the podcast database service Million Podcasts has ranked the firm’s Consumer Finance Monitor podcast among the top business and financial services podcasts in the country.

Most recently, Million Podcasts ranked Consumer Finance Monitor as the number one podcast in its Top 70 Pennsylvania Business Podcasts list. In addition, Million Podcasts previously ranked Consumer Finance Monitor in the top 25 among hundreds of financial services podcasts nationally in its Top 100 Finance Podcasts rankings.

The rankings are especially significant because Consumer Finance Monitor is the highest-ranked law firm podcast in these categories and the only podcast devoted exclusively to consumer financial services law and regulation. Million Podcasts evaluates podcasts using a broad range of metrics, including listener engagement, ratings and reviews, topical authority, publishing consistency, and overall influence. Its rankings are derived from a database of more than 2.5 million podcasts across industries.  

The Million Podcasts recognition is the latest in a series of top industry rankings for Consumer Finance Monitor. In 2023, digital media consultancy Good2bSocial ranked the podcast as the top law firm podcast devoted exclusively to consumer financial services, based on reach and engagement.  

Produced by Ballard Spahr’s nationally recognized Consumer Financial Services Group, the Consumer Finance Monitor podcast launched in September 2017 and has become a leading source of analysis and commentary on the rapidly evolving consumer financial services industry. The podcast complements the Consumer Finance Monitor blog, which launched in July 2011, shortly after the CFPB opened its doors, and has long been regarded as one of the leading industry resources covering consumer financial services developments. 

The podcast is hosted by Alan S. Kaplinsky, founder and former practice group leader for 25 years and now senior counsel in Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group. Through weekly episodes featuring leading voices from government, industry, academia, consumer advocacy, and private practice, Consumer Finance Monitor provides timely analysis of the issues that matter most to financial services providers, including:

• CFPB and state regulatory developments
• Federal and state enforcement trends
• Emerging technologies and fintech innovation
• Bank partnership and marketplace lending issues
• AI and digital finance developments
• Class action litigation and arbitration
• Fair lending and UDAAP developments
• Payments, credit reporting, debt collection, and bankruptcy issues

Described by listeners as “timely, practical, and valuable for industry pros,” the podcast continues to expand its audience and influence. Consumer Finance Monitor maintains a near-perfect listener rating on major podcast platforms and consistently publishes new episodes each week featuring practical insights and thought leadership for banks, fintech companies, nonbank providers, and other participants in the consumer financial services industry.  

To stay current on breaking developments in consumer financial services law, regulation, and litigation, subscribe to the Consumer Finance Monitor blog and the Consumer Finance Monitor podcast on our website or your favorite podcast platform.

Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group represents traditional and nontraditional financial services providers, ranging from the largest financial institutions to emerging fintech companies and internet-based providers. The Group advises clients on regulatory compliance, product development, licensing, enforcement matters, class action litigation, government investigations, and appellate litigation nationwide.

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