Bank Fees news and trends

CFPB Faces Crucial Supreme Court Decision on Funding in 2024
CFPB // December 27, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reportedly set to face a crucial year in 2024 as the Supreme Court’s decisions loom over its plans to reshape the banking industry’s handling of customer data and fees. The CFPB, under the leadership of Director Rohit Chopra,...

Citi Streamlines Retail Offering as Personal Banking Income Grows 11%
Banking // August 23, 2023

Citi has introduced a series of new offerings designed to streamline its retail banking business. The new services, announced Wednesday (Aug. 23), come weeks after the banking giant reported a jump in revenue from its personal banking business. Among these services is something called “Relationship Tiers,” which Citi...

Overdraft Fees Plummet as Banks, FinTechs Find Value in Monetizing ‘Alerts’
Banking // May 31, 2023

Overdraft fees have been a hot button issue in financial services.  But they’re less of a revenue source for banks — significantly less — than they were not all that long ago. To that end, as reported last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

CFPB Levies Record $3.7B Fine on Wells Fargo
Regulation // December 20, 2022

The CFPB fined Wells Fargo a $3.7 billion fine for its handling of loans and banking programs. The record penalty, announced Tuesday (Dec. 20), exceeds the $2 billion the banking giant had set aside in anticipation of a regulatory settlement of the case.  According to Consumer Financial...

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Chase Faces Lawsuit Over Fees on Deposited Checks That Bounce

February 21, 2024
JPMorgan Chase is facing a lawsuit over fees for deposited checks that bounce. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday (Feb. 21) against JPMorgan Chase, five customers accused the bank of unfairly charging fees for depositing checks that later bounced, Reuters reported Wednesday. The customers claimed that Chase charged them $12 for “deposited item returned fees” when checks they […]

CFPB Faces Crucial Supreme Court Decision on Funding in 2024

December 27, 2023
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reportedly set to face a crucial year in 2024 as the Supreme Court’s decisions loom over its plans to reshape the banking industry’s...

Citi Streamlines Retail Offering as Personal Banking Income Grows 11%

August 23, 2023
Citi has introduced a series of new offerings designed to streamline its retail banking business. The new services, announced Wednesday (Aug. 23), come weeks after the banking giant reported a jump in revenue...

CFPB Levies Record $3.7B Fine on Wells Fargo

December 20, 2022
The CFPB fined Wells Fargo a $3.7 billion fine for its handling of loans and banking programs. The record penalty, announced Tuesday (Dec. 20), exceeds the $2 billion the banking giant...