The government’s new rule that would limit credit card late fees has been blocked by a federal judge in Texas. In a Friday (May 10) decision, Judge Mark Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District granted an injunction that halts the restrictions. ...
Beyond the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s new rule that would cap credit card late fees, banks are girding for the impact of the Federal Reserve’s updated Reg II proposal, which would cap debit interchange fees. This past October, the Fed unveiled its proposal to...
The more complex a pricing structure, the more likely consumers are to pay more for products like credit cards, bank accounts, mortgages and auto loans. So said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a Tuesday (April 30) press release announcing results from its new...
California state lawmakers are considering legislation that would limit the number of overdraft fees credit unions (CUs) can charge their members. Under SB-1075, the 100+ CUs now doing business in the Golden State would be prohibited from charging their customers more than three overdraft fees per...
August 24, 2022
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong made a splash Tuesday (Aug. 23) by announcing that the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange was planning to focus more aggressively on moving to a subscription-based trading model. “We’re investing today so much in subscription and services revenue,” he told CNBC on Aug. 23. “I’d like to get to a place where more […]
March 07, 2022
An average of 9% of cardholders were asked to pay a surcharge of their most recent credit card purchase at restaurants or retail stores, according to Credit Card Surcharges, a...
November 29, 2021
As consumers learn more about the costs of accepting credit cards, they’re getting more comfortable with the practice of paying surcharges for the sake of convenience — as well as...
February 10, 2021
With 45 states now allowing merchants to pass along fees of up to 4 percent for the use of credit cards, the switch to so-called “surcharging” has officially taken on...
May 13, 2024
Airlines are reportedly suing the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) over new fee rules. The suit was filed in federal court last week by industry group Airlines for America, Reuters reported Monday (May 13). Joining in the suit were American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines. The legal action followed the DOT’s release last month of rules that require airlines and […]
May 10, 2024
The government’s new rule that would limit credit card late fees has been blocked by a federal judge in Texas. In a Friday (May 10) decision, Judge Mark Pittman of...
April 30, 2024
The more complex a pricing structure, the more likely consumers are to pay more for products like credit cards, bank accounts, mortgages and auto loans. So said the Consumer Financial...
March 12, 2024
Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse was one of the largest banking failures in American history. And according to a report Tuesday (March 12) by Bloomberg News, that collapse brought with it the largest...
