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CFPB Orders $8M Paid to Consumers in Student Loan Scam
May 11, 2022

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized an enforcement action against RAM Payment and Account Management Systems, two payment processors working with debt relief, over collecting debt-relief fees from consumers and lying about the specifics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Payday Lenders Face Uphill Road To Invalidate CFPB’s Rules
May 11, 2022

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CFPB’s Opinion on Fair Lending Rules Could Extend to AI
May 10, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published an advisory opinion to affirm that banks and other lenders need to follow fair lending laws when canceling loans or changing terms and not just during the application process. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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CFPB Faces Fraud, Privacy Concerns in Open Banking Rules
May 10, 2022

On April 26 and 27, during his testimonies at the Senate and the House, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) offered important insights into the regulator’s next moves. One of them was open banking.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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CFPB Report Details Failure of Credit Reporting Companies to Probe Disputes
May 02, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its Supervisory Highlights report Monday (May 2), showing the high amount of wrongful auto repossessions by servicers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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CFPB’s Chopra Hints at Credit Card Rule Changes in Congress Hearing
April 28, 2022

Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) gave his testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services on Wednesday (April 27), one day after attending a similar hearing in a Senate Banking committee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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CFPB’s Chopra Tells Senators to Expect More on Big Tech, Repeat Offenders and Open Banking
April 27, 2022

The testimony of Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), before the Senate Banking Committee on April 26 offered important insights into the next moves to be expected from the regulator. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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CFPB Dusts off Old Rule to Investigate FinTech
April 26, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced yesterday, April 25, 2022, that it will start using a largely unused legal provision to examine nonbank financial companies, FinTechs, that pose risks to consumers.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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CFPB Director to Testify on Open Banking, Privacy to Senate Committee
April 25, 2022

U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra plans to tell Congress this week about a proposed measure to regulate open banking and small business lending data, Reuters reported Monday (April 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...