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CFPB Takes Aim at Consumer Credit Card Rates 
CFPB Takes Aim at Consumer Credit Card Rates 
February 16, 2024  |  Credit Cards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aims to boost competition in the credit card industry to deliver lower rates to consumers. The agency announced this...

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FinTechs Believe CFPB’s 1033 Rule Will Bring ‘Clarity’ to Data Sharing and Foster Financial Services Innovation
FinTechs Believe CFPB’s 1033 Rule Will Bring ‘Clarity’ to Data Sharing and Foster Financial Services...
February 14, 2024  |  Regulation

Matt Janiga, legal counsel and director of regulatory and public affairs at Trustly, told PYMNTS that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s open banking rule, commonly...

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Big Banks See Overdraft Fee Revenues Fall 25%
Big Banks See Overdraft Fee Revenues Fall 25%
February 11, 2024  |  Banking

America’s three biggest consumer banks saw their overdraft fee revenues fall 25% in 2023. J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo collected $2.2 billion in total in those...

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Earned Wage Access Debate Set to Heat Up Between FinTechs and Regulators
Earned Wage Access Debate Set to Heat Up Between FinTechs and Regulators
February 09, 2024  |  Payroll

The debate between regulators and FinTechs over the state of earned wage access (EWA) innovations looks set to heat up through the next several months....

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FIS Debuts Interoperable Platform for Sharing Bank Data
FIS Debuts Interoperable Platform for Sharing Bank Data
February 08, 2024  |  Banking

FIS has debuted a platform that lets its clients’ customers share banking data. The Florida-based global FinTech has signed agreements with data networks Akoya, Envestnet, Yodlee, MX and Plaid to integrate into...

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TCH: CFPB Data Rule Will Require Stronger Public-Private Collaboration to Safeguard Consumer Interests
TCH: CFPB Data Rule Will Require Stronger Public-Private Collaboration to Safeguard Consumer Interests
February 08, 2024  |  Regulation

Anticipation looms within the financial industry as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gears up to implement a rule governing consumer data sharing. The CFPB said...

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Department Stores Face Financial Pressure From Proposed Junk Fee Ban
Department Stores Face Financial Pressure From Proposed Junk Fee Ban
February 07, 2024  |  Credit Cards

The changing credit card landscape could mean trouble for department stores. Retailers like Macy’s and Nordstrom are dealing with a pair of card-related threats to...

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UK’s Open Banking Headwinds Point to Pitfalls of Innovation Through Regulation
UK’s Open Banking Headwinds Point to Pitfalls of Innovation Through Regulation
February 05, 2024  |  Banking

Open banking is set to change the world. But viewed through the lens of what’s happened so far, and through the lens of the United...

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Lawmakers Oppose CFPB’s Proposed Rule on Supervising Nonbank Financial Firms
Lawmakers Oppose CFPB’s Proposed Rule on Supervising Nonbank Financial Firms
January 30, 2024  |  CFPB

Three members of Congress have urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to reopen and extend the public comment period on its proposed rule that would allow it to...

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