CFPB

CFPB Slams Promotional Fees
CFPB Slams Promotional Fees
September 04, 2014  |  In Depth

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned credit card companies not to mask hidden charges associated with low promotional interest rates, according to American Banker....

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CFPB Asks Debt Collectors To Pay Up
CFPB Asks Debt Collectors To Pay Up
August 27, 2014  |  News

A large Oklahoma-based payment processor will pay $7 million to settle charges that it helped collect illegal fees charged to consumers by debt-settlement companies, American...

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CFPB Looking to Kill Card Mail
CFPB Looking to Kill Card Mail
May 14, 2014  |  Hmmm

Mailboxes once were full of junk mail, but much of that went away when the Direct Marketing Association let consumers opt out of unsolicited commercial...

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CFPB Proposes Rule Making Privacy Disclosures More Effective
CFPB Proposes Rule Making Privacy Disclosures More Effective
May 08, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week proposed a new rule that would make privacy disclosures for financial institutions more effective, and less expensive...

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