The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is closing today, Monday 11, its deadline to submit comments on its public consultation on “junk fees” after receiving more than 25,000 comments in three months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
On March 25, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) closed its request for comments regarding the inquiry on buy now, pay later (BNPL) that it launched in December. PYMNTS assessed the 44 public comments available on the government website, and the vast majority of them...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published on March 29 a report on credit card late fees where the regulator provided data about the amount of late fees charged by type of consumer. The main findings from the report are that credit card late fees have...
Student loan servicer Edfinancial Services lied to borrowers about their forgiveness and repayment options, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday (March 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Credit card companies charged $12 billion in late fees in 2020, with poorer Americans paying far more than wealthier people. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra has said the new report from the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) “underscores the critical importance of fair and accurate appraisals in residential real estate.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday (March 22) unveiled policy guidance on “potentially illegal practices related to consumer reviews,” saying it “seeks to ensure that customers can write reviews, particularly ones posted online, about financial products and services that accurately reflect their opinions...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Wednesday (March 16) updated its supervisory operations to “better protect families and communities from illegal discrimination, including in situations where fair lending laws may not apply,” according to a bureau press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on March 15 that it filed an administrative complaint against Electronic Payment Systems for allegedly opening credit card processing merchant accounts for fictitious companies on behalf of a scammer, Money Now Funding. While the money at stake in this...
