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Regulators Give Wells Fargo’s Top Examiner The Boot
April 10, 2017

The lead regulator for U.S. banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, removed Wells Fargo’s most senior bank examiner, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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CFPB Touts Structural Changes Won’t Impact Operations
April 03, 2017

The Trump administration’s Justice Department’s March 17 brief outlining the possible unconstitutional structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was met with some resistance from the organization. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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CFPB Director Cordray Defends Agency In Republican Crosshairs
April 03, 2017

Republicans and President Trump want to wrest the power from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a consumer watchdog put into place under former President Obama, but its director Richard Cordray last week was out defending the agency he heads. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Consumer Groups, Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Show Support For CFPB
April 03, 2017

A group of consumer and civil rights groups, legal scholars and members of congress announced Friday they would be submitting amicus briefs to the U.S. Court of Appeals in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the case of PHH Corp. v. CFPB....

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Supreme Court Rules On Merchant Free Speech And Swipe Fees
March 30, 2017

Retailers have gotten an official clarification from the U.S. court of last resort regarding what their first amendment rights are when it comes to talking to customers about the swipe fees they pay for accepting cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Wells Fargo Agrees To $110M Settlement For Fake Accounts
March 29, 2017

Wells Fago has come to a settlement agreement with customers whose personal information their staff used to set up fake bank and credit card accounts. With this announcement, Wells gets one — rather expensive — step closer to putting the incident in the rearview mirror....

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Small Business Owners Ready For Congress To Take On Costs
March 27, 2017

The failure of the United States Congress to either repeal or replace Obamacare has left America’s small business owners looking to Congress for new solutions for limiting their healthcare costs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Santander Will Scale Up Controls On Auto Loans
March 24, 2017

Santander has been told by the Federal Reserve to increase its oversight of subprime auto lending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Regulators Clarify KYC Rules To Push U.S. Banks To Work Cross-Border
March 22, 2017

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — the top regulator for national banks — is sending out the message that U.S. banks ought not flee ties to foreign banks for fear of accidentally getting caught up in money laundering. Get the Full Story...