Defendants who allegedly enrolled consumers, without their knowledge, into continuity plans for products they did not buy will forfeit assets valued at $40 million and be banned from certain conduct. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a Tuesday (Sept. 17) press release that a federal court...
After three days of sparse quotes and speculation, the New York Eastern District court judge presiding over the latest chapter in the proposed credit card swipe fee settlement between Visa, Mastercard and millions of merchants has posted her 88-page opinion. The opinion comes almost a...
Chime Financial will pay at least $1.3 million in redress to consumers and $3.25 million in penalties as part of a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB found that the nonbank company illegally delayed customer refunds when customers closed their accounts, withholding these balance...
The cryptocurrency industry can learn lessons from the settlements three crypto exchanges reached with regulators. So said the chief compliance officers of Binance, Coinbase and Kraken while speaking Wednesday (April 10) at Chainalysis’ Links conference in New York, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday. Each of...
July 02, 2024
After three days of sparse quotes and speculation, the New York Eastern District court judge presiding over the latest chapter in the proposed credit card swipe fee settlement between Visa, Mastercard and millions of merchants has posted her 88-page opinion. The opinion comes almost a week after U.S, District Judge Margo K. Brodie indicated she […]
January 14, 2020
The fact that instant disbursements are overwhelmingly preferred by consumers isn’t much of a surprise. When stacked up against a paper check, money that is instantly loaded to one’s digital...
December 10, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending over $540,000 in refunds to consumers harmed by a debt collection scheme. The refunds follow the FTC’s filing of lawsuits in September 2020 and reaching settlements in March 2021 and December 2021 with National Landmark Logistics and Absolute Financial Services, the regulator said in a Tuesday (Dec. 10) press release. The companies operated […]
September 17, 2024
Defendants who allegedly enrolled consumers, without their knowledge, into continuity plans for products they did not buy will forfeit assets valued at $40 million and be banned from certain conduct....
May 07, 2024
Chime Financial will pay at least $1.3 million in redress to consumers and $3.25 million in penalties as part of a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB found that...
April 10, 2024
The cryptocurrency industry can learn lessons from the settlements three crypto exchanges reached with regulators. So said the chief compliance officers of Binance, Coinbase and Kraken while speaking Wednesday (April 10)...
