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CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head

CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head
CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head
July 19, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that Paul Watkins, a lawyer, will lead the agency’s newly created Office of Innovation. Get the Full...

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The CFPB Settles With National Credit Adjusters
The CFPB Settles With National Credit Adjusters
July 16, 2018  |  CFPB

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection announced late last week it settled with the National Credit Adjusters, a private company, as well as its chief executive...

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Amid Corporate Fraud Risks, Execs Blunting Email, Supply Chain Attacks
Amid Corporate Fraud Risks, Execs Blunting Email, Supply Chain Attacks
July 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Amid all the headlines detailing the successful data breaches, and vulnerabilities of companies across any number of verticals, we don’t hear much about the successful...

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Ex-CFPB Director, Raj Date, Helps Cryptos Remain Compliant
Ex-CFPB Director, Raj Date, Helps Cryptos Remain Compliant
July 13, 2018  |  CFPB

Raj Date, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) deputy director turned venture capitalist, is launching a new firm that will consult cryptocurrency and digital banking...

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Trump Task Force Eyes Crypto Crime
Trump Task Force Eyes Crypto Crime
July 12, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

The Trump administration has created a new task force that will focus on protecting consumers from one of the biggest fraud threats: crypto coins. Bloomberg noted that...

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CFPB Reaches $335M Settlement With Citibank
CFPB Reaches $335M Settlement With Citibank
June 29, 2018  |  Banking

After Citibank, N.A. allegedly violated the Truth in Lending Act by failing to reevaluate and reduce the annual percentage rates (APRs) of consumer credit card accounts,...

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Mulvaney Reduces Penalty On Payday Lender Security Finance
Mulvaney Reduces Penalty On Payday Lender Security Finance
June 29, 2018  |  CFPB

The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cut a fine against payday lenders in half, as well as dropped some of the...

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Five At Five: Amazon Expands Food Deliveries
Five At Five: Amazon Expands Food Deliveries
June 26, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes a look at an Amazon delivery move...

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