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[ December 23, 2024 ] Charging $10 million in illegal deposit junk fees charged to drivers, CFPB sues WalMart, fintech CFPB
[ December 23, 2024 ] Scheme to illegally steer business to Rocket Mortgage draws CFPB suit CFPB
[ December 23, 2024 ] Shortcomings in anti-money laundering program prompts cease-and-desist order for BofA OCC
[ December 23, 2024 ] OCC publishes 2025 asset-size thresholds under CRA for small, intermediate banks OCC
[ December 20, 2024 ] Three of nation’s largest banks sued for allowing ‘fraud to fester’ on Zelle payment network CFPB

‘Unanticipated’ overdraft fee can count as an unfair act or practice, circular declares

October 26, 2022 0

An assessment of an unanticipated overdraft fee can constitute an unfair act or practice even if the bank or other entity charging the fee complies with key financial regulations, according to a circular published Wednesday […]

New rule on sharing of customer financial data outlined; CFPB to begin rulemaking process this week

October 25, 2022 0

The process for creating a new rule obligating financial institutions to share a consumer’s data upon a consumer’s request will begin this week, which the director of the federal consumer financial protection agency indicated in […]

CFPB consumer, community bank, credit union advisory panels set to meet in two weeks

October 19, 2022 0

The three advisory committees that give consumer, community bank, and credit union perspectives to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its actions under federal consumer financial laws are set to hold online public meetings […]

Event registration firm ACTIVE Network used ‘dark patterns’ to dupe consumers into purchasing club subscriptions in violation of CFPA, CFPB alleges

October 18, 2022 0

An online event registration company – ACTIVE Network, of Plano, Texas – is being sued by the federal consumer financial protection agency over its allegedly unlawful enrolling of consumers into its discount club as those […]

Higher-priced mortgage loans at $31,000 or less exempt from some appraisal requirements in 2023

October 14, 2022 0

An exemption from certain appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans will apply to loans of $31,000 or less in 2023 under a rule change announced by the Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), […]

Regs Z, M exemption thresholds for consumer credit and lease transactions rise $5,400 in 2023

October 14, 2022 0

Consumer credit and lease transactions involving $66,400 or less are exempt in 2023 from Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) and Consumer Leasing Act (Regulation M) requirements, according to releases Thursday by the Consumer Financial […]

Report raises questions over whether colleges, banks steer students to high-priced financial products

October 13, 2022 0

Whether some financial institutions and colleges may be steering students to more expensive financial products is among the questions raised about some marketing deals between colleges and financial institutions in a report to Congress made […]

Remittance firm ordered to pay nearly $1 million fine for failing to provide accurate fee, exchange rate info

October 4, 2022 0

A penalty of nearly $1 million has been assessed against a New Jersey money transferring firm by the federal consumer financial protection agency for the firm’s failure to provide accurate fee, exchange rate and other […]

Consumer bureau unveils HMDA quarterly graphs tool

August 30, 2022 0

A new graphs tool that utilizes quarterly Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data reported by certain financial institutions was unveiled Tuesday by the federal agency charged with consumer financial protection. Under 2015 revisions to the […]

Bureau proposes more participants, data in yearly survey of credit card issuers

August 24, 2022 0

An expansion of the types of companies represented and in the data collected in its yearly survey of credit-card issuers has been issued by the federal consumer financial protection agency with a public comment deadline […]

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Charging $10 million in illegal deposit junk fees charged to drivers, CFPB sues WalMart, fintech

December 23, 2024 0

One of the nation’s largest retailers and a financial technology (fintech) firm were sued Monday for alleged illegal opening of accounts for delivery drivers and the two harvesting more than $10 million in “junk fees,” the federal consumer financial protection [...]
Scheme to illegally steer business to Rocket Mortgage draws CFPB suit

December 23, 2024 0

Rocket Homes and The Jason Mitchel Group were sued by the consumer financial protection agency Monday over allegations of illegal kickbacks for mortgage, title and escrow referrals in violation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Regulation X, [...]
Shortcomings in anti-money laundering program prompts cease-and-desist order for BofA

December 23, 2024 0

Violations and unsafe or unsound practices at one of the nation’s largest banks relating to anti-money laundering (AML) rules and sanctions compliance programs has prompted a cease-and-desist order by the regulator of national banks, made public Monday. The Office of [...]
OCC publishes 2025 asset-size thresholds under CRA for small, intermediate banks

December 23, 2024 0

Asset-size thresholds at small and intermediate-sized banks for defining compliance with anti-redlining rules in 2025 were announced Monday by the regulator of national banks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said that, starting Jan. 1, a bank [...]