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[ December 20, 2024 ] Three of nation’s largest banks sued for allowing ‘fraud to fester’ on Zelle payment network CFPB
[ December 20, 2024 ] WARM holiday greetings: Agency issues quarterly update to tool for calculating CECL NCUA
[ December 20, 2024 ] FinCEN provides financial institutions ‘red flags’ of potential frauds using FinCEN’s name Other
[ December 20, 2024 ] OCC annual report notes sound banking system, but urges banks to guard against complacency OCC
[ December 19, 2024 ] More than one-third of workers at FDIC witnessed or experienced sexual harassment, report asserts FDIC

CFPB amicus brief: EFTA applies when funds are wired from a consumer account

June 3, 2024 0

A statement that the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E protect consumers when funds are wired from their account without authorization was submitted by the federal consumer financial protection agency in an ongoing […]

Bureau acts, again, against PA lender over collecting on student loans discharged in bankruptcy

May 31, 2024 0

Action against a Harrisburg, Pa., student lender was taken Friday for a second time in a month by the federal consumer financial protection agency, this time for illegally collecting on student loans that have been […]

CFPB eyes mortgage-related ‘junk’ fees, seeks public input by Aug. 2

May 30, 2024 0

Junk fees that the federal consumer financial protection agency says are pushing up mortgage closing costs are the object of a public inquiry announced Thursday. A request for information (RFI) from the Consumer Financial Protection […]

Bureau, facing legal challenges, plans extending compliance date for small business lending rule

May 17, 2024 0

More time will be allowed to comply with a small business lending rule issued last year by the consumer financial protection agency, it said Friday, “in light of court orders in ongoing litigation.” The Consumer […]

‘CFPB here to stay’ director vows following high court’s ruling that funding mechanism is constitutional

May 16, 2024 0

The funding mechanism of the federal consumer financial protection agency is neither novel nor unusual, but an “essential part of the nation’s financial regulatory system,” the director of the agency said in a statement Thursday […]

Fed, CFPB approve Reg CC funds availability adjustments effective July 2025

May 13, 2024 0

Inflation adjustments in dollar amounts related to federal funds availability rules were announced Monday by the Federal Reserve Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with a compliance date of July 1, 2025. The rules, […]

Credit card rewards ‘devalued, denied’ after program terms met, consumers allege to agency

May 9, 2024 0

Credit card rewards are often devalued or denied even after program terms are met, consumers have told the federal consumer financial protection agency, it said in a report released Thursday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

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 […]

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Three of nation’s largest banks sued for allowing ‘fraud to fester’ on Zelle payment network

December 20, 2024 0

Claiming three of the largest banks in the country allowed “fraud to fester” on an online payment provider, resulting in more than $870 million lost by customers over seven years, the federal consumer financial protection agency Friday filed suit against [...]
WARM holiday greetings: Agency issues quarterly update to tool for calculating CECL

December 20, 2024 0

The latest life-of-loan – or Weighted Average Remaining Maturity (WARM) – factors are included in the updated simplified tool for credit unions released Friday to measure credit losses, their federal regulator said. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said for [...]
FinCEN provides financial institutions ‘red flags’ of potential frauds using FinCEN’s name

December 20, 2024 0

An alert about fraud schemes abusing the name, insignia, and authorities of Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement unit for financial gain was issued this week to warn corporations, money services businesses and financial institutions and urge that suspected incidents be reported. [...]
OCC annual report notes sound banking system, but urges banks to guard against complacency

December 20, 2024 0

The federal banking system is sound, but banks were urged to guard against complacency and remain vigilant according to the national bank regulator’s 2024 annual report, issued Friday. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said the report [...]