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CFPB

CFPB Finds Junk Fees on the Menu of School Lunch Programs
CFPB Finds Junk Fees on the Menu of School Lunch Programs
July 25, 2024  |  CFPB

Junk fees are taking a toll on lower-income parents trying to pay for school lunches. So says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which released...

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Congresswoman Waters Urges Regulators to Reject Capital One-Discover Merger
Congresswoman Waters Urges Regulators to Reject Capital One-Discover Merger
July 19, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) reiterated her opposition to the proposed Capital One–Discover merger. Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), testified...

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Open Banking Faces Challenges as Banks Urge Delay in New Data Rules
Open Banking Faces Challenges as Banks Urge Delay in New Data Rules
July 19, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Open banking, as it emerges more fully in the United States, promises to bring personalized services and products to customers, expanding financial access. Data underpins...

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CFPB Targets Tipping Model Used by Serena Williams-Backed SoLo Funds
CFPB Targets Tipping Model Used by Serena Williams-Backed SoLo Funds
July 19, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is intensifying its scrutiny of SoLo Funds, a lending startup backed by tennis star Serena Williams. The CFPB has...

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CFPB Says Earned Wage Access Programs Are Consumer Loans
CFPB Says Earned Wage Access Programs Are Consumer Loans
July 18, 2024  |  CFPB

Regulators are painting several types of lending products with a broad brush, bringing an ever-widening swath of lenders under federal purview. Fresh off its rulemaking...

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Banking Sector Seeks More Time on CFPB Open Banking Rule
Banking Sector Seeks More Time on CFPB Open Banking Rule
July 17, 2024  |  CFPB

The banking industry wants more time to comply with a new rule governing consumer financial data. The open banking regulation in question is the Consumer...

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BNPL Firms Ask for 5 More Months to Prepare for CFPB Rules
BNPL Firms Ask for 5 More Months to Prepare for CFPB Rules
July 17, 2024  |  BNPL

The end of the month is speeding toward the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry — and with it, new rules and regulations regarding consumer...

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Will Supreme Court Rulings Keep Federal Regulators in Court?
Will Supreme Court Rulings Keep Federal Regulators in Court?
July 17, 2024  |  Legal

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its own 40-year-old ruling in the LoperBright Enterprises v. Raimondo case on June 28 — in what has come...

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Trending: Banking Execs Warn House Financial Services Hearing of Regulatory ‘Ambiguity’
Trending: Banking Execs Warn House Financial Services Hearing of Regulatory ‘Ambiguity’
July 12, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Prudent regulation is needed in helping to define the risks and rewards in emerging partnerships between financial institutions and banks — but current regulatory efforts...

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