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Federal Reserve Fines Green Dot $44 Million, Alleging Unfair Practices
Legal // July 19, 2024

The Federal Reserve Board said Friday (July 19) that it fined Green Dot $44 million for unfair and deceptive practices and a deficient consumer compliance risk management program. The regulator said in a Friday press release that while marketing, selling and servicing its prepaid debit card products and its...

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

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 to being popularly tagged SCOTUS v. Chevron — the reaction was split. On one hand, some politicians and legal experts...

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

Prudent regulation is needed in helping to define the risks and rewards in emerging partnerships between financial institutions and banks — but current regulatory efforts may be too vague, critics charged at a Congressional hearing held Friday (July 12). A “field hearing” held by the...

Report: Interpol Scam Crackdown Puts Focus on Online Payments Security
Security & Fraud // July 09, 2024

Interpol — short for the International Criminal Police Organization — may be familiar to readers as a staple of spy and action movies … where the police join forces around the globe to stop the bad guys in their tracks. And, as detailed in a...

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Will Supreme Court Rulings Keep Federal Regulators in Court?

July 17, 2024
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 to being popularly tagged SCOTUS v. Chevron — the reaction was split. On one hand, some politicians and legal experts were outraged that an activist court attacked what it saw […]

Trending: Banking Execs Warn House Financial Services Hearing of Regulatory ‘Ambiguity’

July 12, 2024
Prudent regulation is needed in helping to define the risks and rewards in emerging partnerships between financial institutions and banks — but current regulatory efforts may be too vague, critics...

New Fed Data Indicates Wages Won’t Offset Inflation Anytime Soon

July 02, 2024
Since the start of the pandemic, PYMNTS Intelligence has tracked the real impact of inflation, as real wages, adjusted for price increases, have failed to keep pace with sticker shock....

Consumers Are Tired of Merchant Surcharges and Tipflation

June 26, 2024
Merchant steering, which is a practice where retailers offer discounts to consumers if they use certain payment methods, could be getting eclipsed by surcharges and tipflation. The PYMNTS Intelligence report...

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Federal Reserve Fines Green Dot $44 Million, Alleging Unfair Practices

July 19, 2024
The Federal Reserve Board said Friday (July 19) that it fined Green Dot $44 million for unfair and deceptive practices and a deficient consumer compliance risk management program. The regulator said in a Friday press release that while marketing, selling and servicing its prepaid debit card products and its tax return preparation payment services, Green Dot violated consumer law. […]

Synapse Trustee Fights to Retain Crucial Data

July 03, 2024
The Synapse bankruptcy case had another court hearing on Wednesday (July 3), this one with consumers testifying to their financial losses and another status report filed by trustee Jelena McWilliams....

Federal Reserve Investigating AI’s Potential Impact on Jobs, Economy

July 02, 2024
The Federal Reserve is investigating possible effects generative artificial intelligence (AI) may have on productivity, inflation and the labor market, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday (July 2). Speaking during...

Atlanta Fed Names Cheryl Venable as First VP and COO

July 01, 2024
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has a new first vice president and chief operating officer. Cheryl Venable, who has been with the bank since 1991, will assume her new...