consumer protection

CFPB Says BNPL Must Provide Consumer Protections Offered by Credit Cards
CFPB Says BNPL Must Provide Consumer Protections Offered by Credit Cards
May 22, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ruled Wednesday (May 22) that buy now, pay later (BNPL) vendors are credit card providers and must provide some...

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 The Juggling Act That Can Cost Middle-Market Firms $10 Million
 The Juggling Act That Can Cost Middle-Market Firms $10 Million
April 19, 2024  |  Regulation

This week, an official with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), an agency tasked with overseeing firms and markets in the U.K., compared her job to...

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CFPB and EU Eye Consumer Risks of BNPL, AI and Digital Payments
CFPB and EU Eye Consumer Risks of BNPL, AI and Digital Payments
April 11, 2024  |  CFPB

Consumer protection officials for the United States and the European Commission have met to discuss three shared priorities: buy now, pay later (BNPL), digital payments...

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CFPB Monitoring Potential Risk of ‘Discount Points’ Paid by Homebuyers
CFPB Monitoring Potential Risk of ‘Discount Points’ Paid by Homebuyers
April 05, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is monitoring the increasing payment of “discount points” by homebuyers and the potential risk this may pose to consumers....

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CFPB Report: Installments Top Consumer Complaints on Personal Loans
CFPB Report: Installments Top Consumer Complaints on Personal Loans
March 29, 2024  |  Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau detailed in its 2023 Consumer Response Annual Report that consumers have been the targets of fraudulent account openings, and installment...

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CFPB Recruiting Technologists, Conducting Research to Monitor Emerging Technologies
CFPB Recruiting Technologists, Conducting Research to Monitor Emerging Technologies
March 26, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is recruiting more technologists and conducting additional research to address the role of transformative technologies in consumer financial markets....

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California Forges Ahead With AI Rules as Federal Regulations Lag Behind
California Forges Ahead With AI Rules as Federal Regulations Lag Behind
March 15, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

California’s recent vote to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) and personal data use by businesses underscores growing concern over the risks posed by these technologies in...

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Goldman: CFPB Late Fee Rules Will Hurt Citigroup the Most
Goldman: CFPB Late Fee Rules Will Hurt Citigroup the Most
March 06, 2024  |  CFPB

What will the loss of credit card late fees mean for America’s biggest banks? A report Tuesday (March 5) by Goldman Sachs Equity Research examines...

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CFPB Takes Aim at Consumer Credit Card Rates 
CFPB Takes Aim at Consumer Credit Card Rates 
February 16, 2024  |  Credit Cards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aims to boost competition in the credit card industry to deliver lower rates to consumers. The agency announced this...

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