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[ November 21, 2024 ] Bureau finalizes rule extending supervision over digital payment wallet apps CFPB
[ November 21, 2024 ] Number of credit unions with low exam ratings rose in third quarter; strain on balance sheets, consumers, noted NCUA
[ November 21, 2024 ] CFPB publishes adjustments to thresholds under TILA, FCRA CFPB
[ November 21, 2024 ] Ex-CEO of failed Kansas bank prohibited from financial institutions after cryptocurrency scheme The Fed
[ November 18, 2024 ] Final rule provides ‘sharper scalpel’ of penalty, enforcement to foreign investment rules Other

Bureau sues debt relief companies for claim of federal affiliation

October 12, 2017 0

Two debt relief companies that allegedly claimed falsely that they are affiliated with the federal government were sued Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The bureau also alleged that the companies falsely promised […]

Evaluating borrower’s chance of success principle behind payday loan rule

October 5, 2017 0

The principle that lenders must actually evaluate the borrower’s chances of success before making a loan is just plain common sense, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray told the press Thursday in conference […]

Final ‘payday lending’ rule requires ‘full payment test’ in determining if borrowers can repay

October 5, 2017 0

A final rule requiring payday lenders and others to determine upfront whether consumers can repay their loans was issued Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), covering payday loans, auto title loans, deposit advance […]

Rule, proposal aim to improve communications with troubled mortgage borrowers

October 4, 2017 0

Mortgage servicers would receive 10 more days to tell borrowers facing foreclosure — who have requested a cease in communication under federal debt collection law — about their options in preventing the foreclosure, under an […]

CFPB mum on comptroller charge that arbitration rule raises credit cost

October 2, 2017 0

No response has been made yet by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to an allegation that removing arbitration clauses for financial products and services raises costs of credit by about 25%. Acting Comptroller of […]

Title company ordered to cease activity, faces fine

September 27, 2017 0

An Indiana real estate settlement services provider was ordered to pay up to $1.25 million and cease illegal practices of steering consumers to a title insurer owned by its executives, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

Two in five struggling to make ends meet, bureau finds in ‘financial well-being’ survey

September 26, 2017 0

Millions of American adults – more than two in every five – struggle to make ends meet, and more than one-third of all consumers reported experiencing material hardships in the past year, according to the […]

Rule aims at more flexibility for mortgage lenders in collecting consumer ethnic, race info

September 20, 2017 0

A modification in federal mortgage rules that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said is aimed at providing additional flexibility for lenders in collecting consumer ethnicity and race information was finalized and published Wednesday by […]

High-profile settlement winners lied to by loan-marketing firm, CFPB alleges

September 19, 2017 0

Former professional football players suffering from neurological disorders, victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig disaster, 9/11 first responders and others awaiting payment from legal settlements were lied to by a New Jersey company in loan […]

Guide offers summary for compliance with ‘Arbitration Rule’

September 19, 2017 0

A guide intended to be an easy-to-use summary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Arbitration Agreements rule — and to highlight information that may be helpful when implementing the rule — has been published […]

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Bureau finalizes rule extending supervision over digital payment wallet apps

November 21, 2024 0

Digital payment wallet apps handling more than 50 million transactions annually are subject to a final rule requiring them to follow federal law applied to banks, credit unions and other financial institutions already supervised by the federal consumer financial protection [...]
Number of credit unions with low exam ratings rose in third quarter; strain on balance sheets, consumers, noted

November 21, 2024 0

The number of the lowest-rated credit unions based on their exam scores rose in the third quarter, their federal regulator said Thursday, reflecting strains on balance sheets and their consumer members, according to the agency. That total includes nine troubled [...]
CFPB publishes adjustments to thresholds under TILA, FCRA

November 21, 2024 0

Two adjustments to thresholds under lending disclosure and credit reporting rules were announced Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said the first threshold adjustment resulted from a final rule it issued amending [...]
Ex-CEO of failed Kansas bank prohibited from financial institutions after cryptocurrency scheme

November 21, 2024 0

The former CEO of a Kansas bank that failed after the embezzlement of $47.1 million in a cryptocurrency scheme has been prohibited permanently from serving at another federally insured financial institution, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. Shan Hanes, 53, of [...]
Final rule provides ‘sharper scalpel’ of penalty, enforcement to foreign investment rules

November 18, 2024 0

A final rule aimed at providing a “sharper scalpel” of penalty and enforcement provisions to rules governing foreign investment in the United States was issued Monday by the Treasury Department, the agency said. The rule enhances “certain procedures” of the [...]
More days allowed for commenting on deposit insurance recordkeeping for custodial accounts

November 18, 2024 0

Forty-five more days are now available for commenting on the proposed deposit insurance recordkeeping rule for banks’ third-party (custodial) accounts, the federal insurer of bank deposits said Monday. With the addition of 45 days, the comment period now extends to [...]