Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

CFPB Rule Lowers Credit Card Late Fees to $8
CFPB Rule Lowers Credit Card Late Fees to $8
March 05, 2024  |  CFPB

America’s consumer protection watchdog finalized a rule lowering credit card late fees. In a statement issued Tuesday (March 5), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said the rule...

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CFPB Rule on Late Fees May Hamper Banks’ Ability to Innovate
CFPB Rule on Late Fees May Hamper Banks’ Ability to Innovate
March 05, 2024  |  Banking

Call it a form of fixed pricing in the banking industry. Financial services are joining the ranks of segments, such as pharma, where there are...

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CFPB Says Financial Product Comparison-Shopping Tools Must Present Unbiased Results
CFPB Says Financial Product Comparison-Shopping Tools Must Present Unbiased Results
February 29, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is working to crack down on companies that operate comparison-shopping tools for financial products and manipulate the results. The CFPB issued...

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CFPB to Propose Rules Limiting Activities of Data Brokers
CFPB to Propose Rules Limiting Activities of Data Brokers
February 28, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will propose rules this year to limit the activities of data brokers, including those that sell personal data to customers overseas....

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CFPB Establishes Supervisory Authority Over World Acceptance
CFPB Establishes Supervisory Authority Over World Acceptance
February 26, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken action to establish supervisory authority over installment lender World Acceptance Corp., saying it aims to ensure compliance with federal consumer...

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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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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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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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