Lawsuits

This Week in Web3: Cross-Border Payments, Crypto Investments, User Education
This Week in Web3: Cross-Border Payments, Crypto Investments, User Education
June 05, 2024  |  Blockchain

Blockchain-based technologies may one day change the worlds of finance and payments. But so far, they haven’t. At least, not in the sweeping and transformative...

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CFPB Sues PHEAA, Alleging Illegal Collections on Student Loans
CFPB Sues PHEAA, Alleging Illegal Collections on Student Loans
May 31, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued student loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), alleging that it collects on loans that borrowers...

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Mastercard and Visa Pay $197 Million to Settle ATM Suit
Mastercard and Visa Pay $197 Million to Settle ATM Suit
May 30, 2024  |  Legal

Visa and Mastercard will pay $197 million to end a class action suit centered on ATM fees. According to court papers filed Wednesday (May 29),...

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CFPB Late Fee Lawsuit Moved Back to DC Court
CFPB Late Fee Lawsuit Moved Back to DC Court
May 29, 2024  |  Legal

This round of jurisdictional ping pong goes to the CFPB. A federal judge in Texas has bounced a lawsuit challenging the consumer protection agency’s credit...

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Live Nation Faces Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit, Day After DOJ Suit
Live Nation Faces Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit, Day After DOJ Suit
May 24, 2024  |  Legal

Live Nation and its Ticketmaster business are reportedly facing a consumer antitrust lawsuit that comes on the heels of a suit filed by the Justice Department. The consumer suit is...

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Report: Dolce & Gabbana Sued Over NFT Sale
Report: Dolce & Gabbana Sued Over NFT Sale
May 17, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Dolce & Gabbana has reportedly been sued by a customer who said he spent $6,000 on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) offered by the company, only to have...

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SoLo Funds ‘Blindsided’ by CFPB Lawsuit
SoLo Funds ‘Blindsided’ by CFPB Lawsuit
May 17, 2024  |  Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued SoLo Funds, alleging that the online lending platform used “digital dark patterns” to illegally collect fees from borrowers. The lawsuit also alleged that SoLo Funds...

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Supreme Court Ruling on CFPB Paves Path for Open Banking
Supreme Court Ruling on CFPB Paves Path for Open Banking
May 16, 2024  |  CFPB

Reading the Thursday (May 16) Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding mechanisms — and ensuring the agency’s survival — takes one through centuries of...

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Supreme Court Rules CFPB Funding Mechanism Constitutional
Supreme Court Rules CFPB Funding Mechanism Constitutional
May 16, 2024  |  CFPB

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday (May 16) that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding mechanism is constitutional. The decision reversed a lower court ruling that threatened the very existence of...

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