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CLEARR And CHOICE On The Hill, But Not On Payments Regs

CLEARR And CHOICE On The Hill, But Not On Payments Regs
CLEARR And CHOICE On The Hill, But Not On Payments Regs
August 22, 2017  |  Regulation

Capitol Hill offers the ultimate horse race. Following who’s up, down, in the running, out of the race and which bills might pass … Why...

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Wells Fargo Accused Of Closing Accounts Customers Needed
Wells Fargo Accused Of Closing Accounts Customers Needed
August 21, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo, the embattled national bank, disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a government regulatory...

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Relief Is Coming To Cornithian Students, C/O A $183M CFPB Fine
Relief Is Coming To Cornithian Students, C/O A $183M CFPB Fine
August 18, 2017  |  CFPB

Debt relief is coming for about 41,000 Corinthian Colleges student borrowers who took out private loans to attend the for-profit university — to the tune...

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Overdraft Fees Cost US Consumers $15B In 2016
Overdraft Fees Cost US Consumers $15B In 2016
August 07, 2017  |  CFPB

Overdraft fees cost U.S. consumers $15 billion in 2016, according to news from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the government watchdog that is out...

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CFPB Orders JPMorgan Chase To Pay $4.6 Million Over Checking Accounts
CFPB Orders JPMorgan Chase To Pay $4.6 Million Over Checking Accounts
August 03, 2017  |  CFPB

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered JPMorgan Chase to pay $4.6 million for allegedly failing to disclose accurate information in checking account...

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CFPB Rails Against Costly Pay-By-Phone Fees
CFPB Rails Against Costly Pay-By-Phone Fees
August 01, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned companies  Monday (July 31) about  tricking consumers into expensive pay-by-phone fees. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Trump Outside Advisor Wants CFPB’s Cordray Fired
Trump Outside Advisor Wants CFPB’s Cordray Fired
July 31, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

An outside advisor to President Donald J. Trump, Corey Lewandowski, said Sunday (July 30) that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray should be...

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Trump’s Fed Nominee Points To Regulatory Revamp
Trump’s Fed Nominee Points To Regulatory Revamp
July 31, 2017  |  Regulation Roundup

Not all financial services regulation is occurring across the pond, though Brexit and other countries grabbed their share of headlines this past week for our...

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Bitcoin to Make India Inroads?
Bitcoin to Make India Inroads?
July 24, 2017  |  International

Bitcoin may be volatile, but as India goes cashless, the cryptocurrency might find its way into the arsenal of legal tender not tied to paper...

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