Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Despite Regulatory Concerns, Many Consumers Use BNPL as a Financial Lifeline 
Despite Regulatory Concerns, Many Consumers Use BNPL as a Financial Lifeline 
March 27, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

This week Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), updated reporters about his agency’s efforts to scrutinize credit card reward programs.  What some may have...

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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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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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