Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Waters Tells CFPB Head To Do Better
Waters Tells CFPB Head To Do Better
February 06, 2020  |  CFPB

The chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Maxine Waters, told the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Kathy Kraninger, that...

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Data Dive, Pushing Forward, Pushing Back: Visa, Apple And PayPal
Data Dive, Pushing Forward, Pushing Back: Visa, Apple And PayPal
December 16, 2019  |  Data Dive

With only 15 days left until the end of the year, the year-end push has officially begun. The last big pay or expansion of the...

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PayPal Sues CFPB Over ‘Misleading’ Digital Wallet Disclosure Rules
PayPal Sues CFPB Over ‘Misleading’ Digital Wallet Disclosure Rules
December 12, 2019  |  Legal

PayPal has filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), alleging that the agency has dismissed its arguments that digital wallets do not operate...

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Top News In Payments: CFPB Seeks Remittance Exemptions For Small Banks; Regulators Support Traditional Credit Evaluation Alternatives
Top News In Payments: CFPB Seeks Remittance Exemptions For Small Banks; Regulators Support Traditional Credit...
December 04, 2019  |  News

In today’s payments news, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed to boost the number of smaller banks and credit unions (CUs) that would not be...

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BoA Cooperating With CFPB Probe Into Unauthorized Credit Card Accounts
BoA Cooperating With CFPB Probe Into Unauthorized Credit Card Accounts
September 18, 2019  |  Banking

In a civil investigation that recently came to light, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is looking into Bank of America as part of a...

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CFPB’s New Network Steps Up Financial Innovation Regulation
CFPB’s New Network Steps Up Financial Innovation Regulation
September 11, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

A network to better coordinate financial innovation among federal and state regulators is being launched by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in partnership with...

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Consumer Watchdog Warns Against Elder Financial Abuse
Consumer Watchdog Warns Against Elder Financial Abuse
July 17, 2019  |  Safety and Security

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is urging financial institutions to report any suspicions they may have about financial exploitation of elderly people, the organization...

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CFPB Sues Debt-Collection Agency Over Deception Allegations
CFPB Sues Debt-Collection Agency Over Deception Allegations
May 17, 2019  |  Legal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Friday (May 17) that it has filed a lawsuit in federal court against a debt-collection agency that, the agency...

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CFPB Sues Credit Repair Firms Over Upfront Fees
CFPB Sues Credit Repair Firms Over Upfront Fees
May 02, 2019  |  Legal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against a credit repair firm, its subsidiaries and associates for asking customers to pay upfront...

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