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Wells Fargo Refunding Customers For Add-On Products
Wells Fargo Refunding Customers For Add-On Products
July 19, 2018  |  Banking

Wells Fargo, the embattled national bank, is reportedly refunding tens of millions of dollars for a range of products, including pet insurance and legal services....

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CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head
CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head
July 19, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that Paul Watkins, a lawyer, will lead the agency’s newly created Office of Innovation. Get the Full...

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The CFPB Settles With National Credit Adjusters
The CFPB Settles With National Credit Adjusters
July 16, 2018  |  CFPB

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection announced late last week it settled with the National Credit Adjusters, a private company, as well as its chief executive...

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Amid Corporate Fraud Risks, Execs Blunting Email, Supply Chain Attacks
Amid Corporate Fraud Risks, Execs Blunting Email, Supply Chain Attacks
July 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Amid all the headlines detailing the successful data breaches, and vulnerabilities of companies across any number of verticals, we don’t hear much about the successful...

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Ex-CFPB Director, Raj Date, Helps Cryptos Remain Compliant
Ex-CFPB Director, Raj Date, Helps Cryptos Remain Compliant
July 13, 2018  |  CFPB

Raj Date, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) deputy director turned venture capitalist, is launching a new firm that will consult cryptocurrency and digital banking...

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Trump Task Force Eyes Crypto Crime
Trump Task Force Eyes Crypto Crime
July 12, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Trump administration has created a new task force that will focus on protecting consumers from one of the biggest fraud threats: crypto coins. Bloomberg noted that...

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CFPB Reaches $335M Settlement With Citibank
CFPB Reaches $335M Settlement With Citibank
June 29, 2018  |  Banking

After Citibank, N.A. allegedly violated the Truth in Lending Act by failing to reevaluate and reduce the annual percentage rates (APRs) of consumer credit card accounts,...

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Mulvaney Reduces Penalty On Payday Lender Security Finance
Mulvaney Reduces Penalty On Payday Lender Security Finance
June 29, 2018  |  CFPB

The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cut a fine against payday lenders in half, as well as dropped some of the...

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Five At Five: Amazon Expands Food Deliveries
Five At Five: Amazon Expands Food Deliveries
June 26, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes a look at an Amazon delivery move...

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