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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 dings Chime, orders it to pay $4.55 million over untimely account-closure refunds

May 7, 2024 0

The financial-technology (fintech) firm Chime Financial must pay a $3.25 million civil money penalty (CMP) and provide at least $1.3 million in consumer redress for its failure to timely provide consumers their account balance refunds […]

Student loan firms charged with servicing failures, face north of $5 million in fines, redress

May 6, 2024 0

“Multi-year servicing failures” are claimed against two organizations engaged in student lending under action taken Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency seeking more than $5 million in penalties and redress, the agency said. […]

High fees, low interest rates on deposits, erode tax advantages on HSAs, agency contends

May 1, 2024 0

Monthly maintenance fees, paper statement fees, outbound transfer fees, and account closure fees for health savings accounts (HSAs) are being forced on consumers to pay, the federal consumer financial protection agency charged in a report […]

Bureau: Study finds complex pricing schemes through ‘junk fees’ lead to consumers paying up to 60% more

April 30, 2024 0

Consumers tend to pay more for products – up to 60% more – when prices are separated into multiple fees through more complex, difficult to understand pricing structures, according to a study released Tuesday by […]

Improvements noted in medical bills included in credit reports – but not so much in the South, bureau asserts

April 29, 2024 0

If you reside in the South you are “most likely” to have medical bills on your credit reports – making you among 15 million Americans who have the invoices on their credit summaries, according to […]

CFPB’s consumer panel to meet May 15

April 25, 2024 0

A public meeting of the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) of the federal consumer financial protection agency is slated for May 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern. CAB is charged with advising and consulting […]

Bureau asserts scrutiny of mortgage servicing fees having impact; declines in overdraft, NSF fees leveling off

April 24, 2024 0

More than $120 million in junk fee refunds since August from bank account deposits has resulted in the federal consumer financial protection agency’s supervision work on the charges, the agency said in a release Wednesday. […]

CFPB taking comments for 30 days on last week’s nonbank designation rule

April 23, 2024 0

A revised procedural rule on how the consumer financial protection agency designates nonbanks for supervision is in effect now, according to a notice in Tuesday’s Federal Register, and comments from the public will be accepted […]

False claims about student loan costs, graduate hiring rates lead to action against for-profit school, CEO

April 17, 2024 0

Deceiving students about the cost of loans and making false claims about graduates’ hiring rates have led to a consent order and a civil money penalty (CMP) against a San Francisco-based, for-profit vocational school and […]

Final, procedural rule aims to streamline process for designations of nonbanks

April 16, 2024 0

Procedures for designating a nonbank for supervision by the federal consumer financial protection agency were updated Tuesday, the agency said, and will streamline the process for both it and the nonbanks. The Consumer Financial Protection […]

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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 [...]