CFPB

CFPB Warns Remittance Transfer Providers About Making False Claims
CFPB Warns Remittance Transfer Providers About Making False Claims
March 27, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a circular warning remittance transfer providers about making false claims regarding the cost and speed of international...

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CFPB’s Credit Card Rewards Scrutiny Threatens a Perk Consumers Really Love
CFPB’s Credit Card Rewards Scrutiny Threatens a Perk Consumers Really Love
March 27, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Consumers like credit card rewards — that’s a truism borne out by PYMNTS Intelligence research. And it may be the case that scrutiny — and...

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CFPB to Investigate Credit Card Reward Programs Following Consumer Complaints
CFPB to Investigate Credit Card Reward Programs Following Consumer Complaints
March 26, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will reportedly take a closer look at credit card reward programs. This move follows an increase in the number of complaints...

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CFPB Recruiting Technologists, Conducting Research to Monitor Emerging Technologies
CFPB Recruiting Technologists, Conducting Research to Monitor Emerging Technologies
March 26, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is recruiting more technologists and conducting additional research to address the role of transformative technologies in consumer financial markets....

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CFPB Head Puts Those Who Intend to ‘Weaponize’ Open Banking on Notice
CFPB Head Puts Those Who Intend to ‘Weaponize’ Open Banking on Notice
March 19, 2024  |  Banking

The U.S.’s top consumer protection watchdog is on the lookout for financial services industry players hoping to game open banking for their own benefit.  This...

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Critics Blast CFPB’s ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach to Digital Payments Oversight
Critics Blast CFPB’s ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach to Digital Payments Oversight
March 13, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is overstepping its bounds when it comes to regulating digital payments firms — especially larger players — critics charged...

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US Chamber Sues CFPB to Block Credit Card Late Fee Limits
US Chamber Sues CFPB to Block Credit Card Late Fee Limits
March 07, 2024  |  Legal

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, aiming to stop the agency from implementing its new rule to limit credit card...

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CFPB Draws Fire at Hill Hearing on ‘Politicized’ Financial Regulation
CFPB Draws Fire at Hill Hearing on ‘Politicized’ Financial Regulation
March 07, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) came under fire on Capitol Hill Thursday (March 7) from critics who charged that caps on credit card late...

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Will Credit Access Get Caught in CFPB Late Fee Cap Crossfire?
Will Credit Access Get Caught in CFPB Late Fee Cap Crossfire?
March 07, 2024  |  Credit Cards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule this week slashing what it labeled “excessive credit card late fees,” reducing the penalty card issuers can charge from the typical...

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