Rohit Chopra

CFPB Says BNPL Must Provide Consumer Protections Offered by Credit Cards

CFPB Says BNPL Must Provide Consumer Protections Offered by Credit Cards
CFPB Says BNPL Must Provide Consumer Protections Offered by Credit Cards
May 22, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ruled Wednesday (May 22) that buy now, pay later (BNPL) vendors are credit card providers and must provide some...

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CFPB Targeting ‘Lack of Competition’ in Credit Reporting, Credit Scores
CFPB Targeting ‘Lack of Competition’ in Credit Reporting, Credit Scores
May 20, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is looking to improve “competition, choice and affordability” in credit reporting costs and other mortgage closing costs. In prepared remarks for a speech at a Mortgage...

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CFPB Says It Is Monitoring Credit Card Rewards Programs
CFPB Says It Is Monitoring Credit Card Rewards Programs
May 09, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Thursday (May 9) that it will be monitoring credit card rewards programs and taking action as appropriate. This...

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CFPB Head Says FDIC Should Review More Changes in Bank Control
CFPB Head Says FDIC Should Review More Changes in Bank Control
April 25, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) should change its rules to ensure that it reviews any “suspicious changes” in bank control, FDIC board member Rohit...

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CFPB Targets Mortgage Servicer ‘Junk Fees’
CFPB Targets Mortgage Servicer ‘Junk Fees’
April 24, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

America’s consumer finance watchdog is targeting “junk fees” in the mortgage industry. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published findings Wednesday (April 24) showing that mortgage servicers — the...

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CFPB Head Wary of Big Credit Card Mergers
CFPB Head Wary of Big Credit Card Mergers
April 24, 2024  |  Credit Cards

America’s leading consumer finance watchdog is skeptical about giant mergers between credit card companies. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra expressed these worries in a Wednesday...

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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  |  BNPL

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’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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