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CFPB Probe Finds Abuse in Auto and Payday Loans
July 26, 2023

America’s consumer watchdog says it’s uncovered deception and abuse in several consumer financial products. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report Wednesday (July 26) that found illegal tactics at work in the auto lending, medical debt and payday loan sectors. “Today’s report furthers...

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CFPB: American Workers Saddled by Employer-Driven Debt
July 20, 2023

America’s consumer watchdog says too many workers are falling into TRAPs. That stands for “training repayment agreement provisions,” a form of employer-driven debt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says is impeding worker mobility. “Employer-driven debt poses the risk of suppressing wages and forcing workers to stay...

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CFPB and European Commission Open Dialogue About Digitization of Finance
July 17, 2023

As financial services become more digital, consumer advocates on both sides of the Atlantic are taking notice. To that end, Didier Reynders, commissioner for justice and consumer protection of the European Commission, and Rohit Chopra, director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Monday (July 17) they...

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132 Members of Congress Say CFPB Funding Structure Unconstitutional
July 11, 2023

A group of 132 members of Congress favor challenging the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The group filed an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in support of upholding a lower court’s decision that the CFPB’s funding structure is unconstitutional, and that the...

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CFPB’s Rule-Making Agenda Hints Summer May Get Heated for Big Tech 
July 04, 2023

The grills are hot.  The July Fourth fireworks are primed to sizzle in the night sky. For Big Tech, a long hot summer may give way to … … well, perhaps not all that much relief. At least not on Capitol Hill. And certainly not...

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CFPB Cites ACI Worldwide in $2 Billion ‘Mortgage Fiasco’
June 27, 2023

America’s consumer finance regulator has fined ACI Worldwide for processing more than $2 billion in unauthorized mortgage payments. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Tuesday it had fined ACI $25 million over transactions that happened in 2021 and impacted close to half a million...

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CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
June 14, 2023

At the latest hearing focused on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, things got heated even before Director Rohit Chopra uttered a word. At the Wednesday (June 14) hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, titled “The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer...

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CFPB Warns Against ‘Poorly Deployed’ Banking Chatbots
June 06, 2023

America’s consumer protection watchdog says it’s monitoring the banking sector’s use of AI-powered chatbots. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Tuesday (June 6) that it had gotten a number of complaints from customers frustrated by their interactions with banks’ artificial intelligence (AI), used to...

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CFPB Advises Consumers to Move From Payment Apps to Insured Accounts
June 01, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has advised consumers to transfer money stored on payment apps to insured banks and credit unions. “Your money is at greater risk when you hold it in a payment app, instead of moving it to an account with deposit insurance,” the...