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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

CFPB ‘spotlight’ shows about one-third of Americans saw drop in financial well-being from 2017 to 2020

June 7, 2022 0

Americans, on average, saw an increase in their financial well-being between 2017 and 2020 – likely aided by the government’s COVID-19 response offering varying types of financial and economic assistance – but most of those […]

Bureau asks six large credit card providers why they hold back ‘actual payment’ info from consumers

May 27, 2022 0

The leaders of six large credit card issuers have been asked to explain some of their companies’ practices of allegedly holding back information about payments made by consumers in letters from the consumer financial protection […]

Bureau clarifies that complex algorithms in credit models still subject to ECOA disclosures

May 26, 2022 0

Companies using complex algorithms for credit models – sometimes called “black box” – must provide specific and accurate explanations for denying applications for credit, the federal consumer financial protection agency said Thursday. In a release, […]

Bureau ditches innovation office for new ‘competition, innovation’ group that it says will focus on open markets

May 24, 2022 0

Spurring innovation in financial services by promoting competition and identifying stumbling blocks for new market entrants is the aim of a new office created within the federal consumer financial protection agency (and replacing another), the […]

Consumer bureau’s consumer advisory panel set to meet June 8

May 23, 2022 0

The federal consumer financial protection agency’s Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) is set to meet publicly June 8, according to a notice scheduled for publication Tuesday in the Federal Register. The CAB, which last met on […]

Proposed judgment would force debt collection operation in NY to shut down, pay $4 million in civil money penalties

May 23, 2022 0

A debt collection enterprise based in upstate New York and charged two years ago for lying to and harassing consumers would be required to exit the debt collection market, pay $4 million in civil money […]

CFPB interpretive ruling underscores broad authorities for states to enforce federal consumer financial protections

May 19, 2022 0

States’ broad authorities to enforce federal consumer financial protections are affirmed in an interpretive rule issued Thursday by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and set to take effect upon publication in the Federal […]

Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B); Revocations or Unfavorable Changes to the Terms of Existing Credit Arrangements

May 18, 2022 0

Title: Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B); Revocations or Unfavorable Changes to the Terms of Existing Credit Arrangements Subject: ECOA; unfavorable changes to credit terms Agency: CFPB Status: Advisory opinion Summary: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

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FDIC final rule implements agency’s statutory authority to bar misrepresentations about deposit insurance

May 17, 2022 0

A final rule prohibiting any person or organization from making misrepresentations about federal bank deposit insurance or misusing the insurer’s name or logo was approved Tuesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). The final […]

To promote consistency in consumer protection law enforcement among state, federal regulators, bureau will publish circulars

May 16, 2022 0

A new system to provide guidance to other agencies, both federal and state, with consumer financial protection responsibilities on how the federal consumer financial protection agency intends to enforce federal consumer financial law was announced […]

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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 [...]