CFPB

70% of BNPL CFPB Complaints Are Lodged Against One Provider
70% of BNPL CFPB Complaints Are Lodged Against One Provider
March 17, 2022  |  BNPL

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues its investigation on the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market, we’ll soon know what consumers, small businesses,...

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CFPB Boosts Protections to Eliminate Consumer Finance Discrimination
CFPB Boosts Protections to Eliminate Consumer Finance Discrimination
March 16, 2022  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Wednesday (March 16) updated its supervisory operations to “better protect families and communities from illegal discrimination, including in...

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CFPB’s New Procedural Rules May Be a Game-Changer 
CFPB’s New Procedural Rules May Be a Game-Changer 
March 15, 2022  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in late February issued procedural rules that may represent a change in the agency’s strategy to pursue enforcement actions...

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CFPB Could Find NIST an Ally for Open Banking
CFPB Could Find NIST an Ally for Open Banking
March 10, 2022  |  CFPB

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, on March 3 closed a public consultation on...

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CFPB’s Chopra: Biden Order Recognizes Digital Asset Markets’ ‘Profound Implications’
CFPB’s Chopra: Biden Order Recognizes Digital Asset Markets’ ‘Profound Implications’
March 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra has commented on an executive order regarding cryptocurrency that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday (March 9) to...

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The CFPB and BNPL: 3 Things to Watch
The CFPB and BNPL: 3 Things to Watch
March 08, 2022  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) opened an inquiry into buy now, pay later (BNPL) on Dec. 16, 2021. As part of that inquiry, the...

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CFPB, State Attorneys General Probe Block Over Cash App
CFPB, State Attorneys General Probe Block Over Cash App
March 06, 2022  |  CFPB

Digital payment company Block, run by CEO Jack Dorsey, is now being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and several state attorneys general regarding...

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Medical Payments and Collections Draw Fire Amid Rising Healthcare Costs
Medical Payments and Collections Draw Fire Amid Rising Healthcare Costs
March 02, 2022  |  Healthcare

Rising healthcare prices and often aggressive collections attempts are making news as the nation’s medical debt problem mounts, spurring public and private sector responses. The...

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CFPB: Americans Trapped in $88B Medical Billing “Doom Loop”
CFPB: Americans Trapped in $88B Medical Billing “Doom Loop”
March 01, 2022  |  Healthcare

The American healthcare system is held up by a billing, payments, collections and credit reporting infrastructure riddled with mistakes, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...

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