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What Lies Ahead for the CFPB as Trump 2.0 Takes Shape?

November 06, 2024
VyStar’s ‘Dysfunctional’ System Switch Reveals Risks, Lessons in FinTech Partnerships
Banking // November 05, 2024

Successful collaborations between traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs rest on one shared goal: offering end-users the best of both worlds. FinTechs bring speed and innovation, enabling things like real-time payments and access to funds, while FIs and credit unions contribute trust and regulatory expertise....

Rule 1033 Explained: How the CFPB’s Data Sharing Standards Could Reshape Banking
Regulation // November 05, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s finalized rule on data sharing has its share of supporters and detractors. Those in favor of the new mandates — and as described by the CFPB itself — say the rule promotes competition among incumbent banks, levels the playing field...

Regulators Warn Against Improper Billing of Medicare Recipients
Regulation // November 01, 2024

Two federal agencies warned healthcare providers, Medicare Advantage plans and debt collectors not to improperly bill Qualified Medicare Beneficiary recipients (QMBs), who generally cannot be billed for cost-sharing by healthcare providers who accept Medicare. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Centers for Medicare...

Capital One Discloses CFPB Investigation of New High-Interest Savings Accounts
Bank Regulation // November 01, 2024

Capital One disclosed Thursday (Oct. 31) that it could face an enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding its introduction of a new savings account product with a higher interest rate than its existing savings account products. The regulator sent the bank...

Interviews & Exclusives
Rule 1033 Explained: How the CFPB’s Data Sharing Standards Could Reshape Banking

November 05, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s finalized rule on data sharing has its share of supporters and detractors. Those in favor of the new mandates — and as described by the CFPB itself — say the rule promotes competition among incumbent banks, levels the playing field between banking behemoths and smaller players, and gives consumers control […]

BNPL Trade Group Sues CFPB Over ‘Impossible’ Disclosure Rules

October 21, 2024
The suit filed last week seeking to stop a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) governing buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans has a number of what,...

CFPB Proposal Prompts Customers to Contact Providers Before Regulators With Remittance Questions

September 20, 2024
With remittances, when in doubt, check it out. But don’t head straight to the regulators. That seems to be the message conveyed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which...

What to Know About Rule 1033 as Open Banking Continues to Evolve

September 17, 2024
Open banking — relatively well-entrenched in Europe, nascent here in the United States — is taking shape largely by directive, through regulations and standards that give a roadmap to how...

Quick Reads
Regulators Warn Against Improper Billing of Medicare Recipients

November 01, 2024
Two federal agencies warned healthcare providers, Medicare Advantage plans and debt collectors not to improperly bill Qualified Medicare Beneficiary recipients (QMBs), who generally cannot be billed for cost-sharing by healthcare providers who accept Medicare. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said in a Friday (Nov. 1) […]

Capital One Discloses CFPB Investigation of New High-Interest Savings Accounts

November 01, 2024
Capital One disclosed Thursday (Oct. 31) that it could face an enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding its introduction of a new savings account product with...

CFPB: VyStar Hurt Customers With ‘Botched’ Online Banking Rollout

October 31, 2024
Federal regulators have taken action against VyStar Credit Union following a “botched” online banking launch. As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in its announcement Thursday (Oct. 31), VyStar...

Bank of America May Ask Courts to Resolve CFPB Zelle Investigation

October 30, 2024
Bank of America may ask a court to resolve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) investigation of the bank’s processing of payments through the Zelle network. The bank said in...