CFPB

One Leadership Battle Ends At The CFPB, A New One Begins
One Leadership Battle Ends At The CFPB, A New One Begins
July 25, 2018  |  Personnel

The leadership situation at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been something of a complicated story since original Director Richard Cordray stepped down last...

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Regulators Eye Google, China’s Interest Rates, Crypto Risk Framework Looms?
Regulators Eye Google, China’s Interest Rates, Crypto Risk Framework Looms?
July 23, 2018  |  Regulation

In the regulatory realm (for Google, at least), call it a case of adding insult to inquiry. A bit of pun there, but the Federal...

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Trump CFPB Pick Questioned On Consumer Finance Experience
Trump CFPB Pick Questioned On Consumer Finance Experience
July 20, 2018  |  CFPB

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) held her own during intense questioning by Democratic Senators on Thursday (July 19)....

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Wells Fargo Refunding Customers For Add-On Products
Wells Fargo Refunding Customers For Add-On Products
July 19, 2018  |  Banking

Wells Fargo, the embattled national bank, is reportedly refunding tens of millions of dollars for a range of products, including pet insurance and legal services....

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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
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  |  Security & Fraud

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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