CFPB

CFPB Proposal Prompts Customers to Contact Providers Before Regulators With Remittance Questions
CFPB Proposal Prompts Customers to Contact Providers Before Regulators With Remittance Questions
September 20, 2024  |  CFPB

With remittances, when in doubt, check it out. But don’t head straight to the regulators. That seems to be the message conveyed by the Consumer...

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CFPB’s FAQs on BNPL Hint at Key Areas of Regulation and Controversy
CFPB’s FAQs on BNPL Hint at Key Areas of Regulation and Controversy
September 20, 2024  |  BNPL

Perhaps the most frequently asked question that will come in the wake of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) publication of a “frequently asked questions”...

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CFPB Aims to Apply Privacy Protections to Data Brokers
CFPB Aims to Apply Privacy Protections to Data Brokers
September 19, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will soon propose a rule that would apply privacy protections to data brokers, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said Thursday...

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What to Know About Rule 1033 as Open Banking Continues to Evolve
What to Know About Rule 1033 as Open Banking Continues to Evolve
September 17, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Open banking — relatively well-entrenched in Europe, nascent here in the United States — is taking shape largely by directive, through regulations and standards that...

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CFPB Issues Guidance Targeting Banks’ ‘Phantom Opt-In Agreements’
CFPB Issues Guidance Targeting Banks’ ‘Phantom Opt-In Agreements’
September 17, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aims to stop banks from charging overdraft fees based on what it calls “phantom opt-in agreements” — cases in...

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CFPB Sues Horizon Card Services, Alleging ‘Baiting and Gouging’ Consumers
CFPB Sues Horizon Card Services, Alleging ‘Baiting and Gouging’ Consumers
September 13, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Horizon Card Services and its CEO Robert Kane Friday (Sept. 13). The CFPB alleged that the company used...

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CFPB Bars Navient From Federal Student Loan Business
CFPB Bars Navient From Federal Student Loan Business
September 12, 2024  |  Regulation

Navient is exiting the federal student loan business as a regulator prepares to fine it $120 million. The company, formerly known as Sallie Mae, was...

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CFPB Orders TD Bank to Pay $28 Million For Misleading Consumer Reporting Agencies
CFPB Orders TD Bank to Pay $28 Million For Misleading Consumer Reporting Agencies
September 11, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered TD Bank to pay about $28 million in redress and penalties, saying the bank provided consumer reporting agencies...

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CFPB Says Debt Collectors Try to Collect on Already-Paid Medical Bills
CFPB Says Debt Collectors Try to Collect on Already-Paid Medical Bills
September 05, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has found that debt collectors are using illegal tactics, and it is taking steps to ensure they follow consumer financial...

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