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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

Opinion clarifies that ‘permissible purposes’ needed for sharing of credit, background reports

July 7, 2022 0

“Permissible purposes” are required when credit reporting companies – and users of credit reports – share credit and background reports, the federal consumer financial protection agency clarified Thursday in an advisory opinion. According to the […]

Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Pay-to-Pay Fees

July 5, 2022 0

Title: Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Pay-to-Pay Fees Subject: Convenience fees Agency: CFPB Status: Advisory opinion Summary: Section 808(1) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA or Act) prohibits debt collectors from collecting any […]

Treasury leader notes ‘urgent need’ for cryptocurrency regulation through ‘serious legislative efforts’

July 1, 2022 0

Ensuring that stablecoin arrangements are subject to a federal framework on a “consistent and comprehensive basis” is an “urgent need,” Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen told a group of regulators Thursday. During a meeting […]

Consumer bureau invites applications to consumer, research, community bank, credit union advisory panels

June 30, 2022 0

Qualified applicants who wish to serve on any of the four advisory panels for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have from July 5 to July 24 to submit completed application packets, the bureau said […]

CFPB pulls plug on ‘earned wage access’ sandbox program after firm seeks fee changes

June 30, 2022 0

Approval for a so-called “earned wage access” program was rescinded Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency after the firm that developed the program requested the rescission to make changes to its fee model, […]

Opinion takes aim at certain ‘pay-to-pay’ fees by debt collectors in overall campaign against ‘junk fees’

June 29, 2022 0

Reducing so-called “junk fees” – specifically “pay to pay” charges by debt collectors – is the aim of an advisory opinion issued by the federal consumer financial protection agency, it said Wednesday. According to the […]

Credit Card Late Fees and Late Payments

June 29, 2022 0

Title: Credit Card Late Fees and Late Payments Subject: Late fees Agency: CFPB Status: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking Summary: In order to support its rulemaking and other functions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau […]

Interpretive rule aims to underscore states may preempt FCRA with stricter requirements

June 28, 2022 0

States can protect residents through their own fair credit reporting laws by enacting laws that are stricter than the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the federal consumer financial protection agency said Tuesday in issuing an […]

Final rule blocks adverse items from credit reports due to effects of human trafficking on victims

June 23, 2022 0

Helping human trafficking survivors avoid some of the financial consequences of their ordeal is the aim of a final rule issued Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) […]

Agencies list rulemaking plans for months ahead; no overdraft fee action from consumer bureau

June 22, 2022 0

Spring rulemaking updates for federal financial regulators were announced this week, featuring a variety of proposed and final rules up for action over the next several months, including modernizing rules implementing the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment […]

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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 [...]