CFPB

CFPB eyes new disclosures for overdraft programs

08/04/17

The CFPB released four sample disclosure forms for opting in to overdraft programs that it said would make it easier for consumers to evaluate the costs and risks of such coverage.

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CFPB fines JPM $4.6M for checking account denials

08/02/17

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered JPMorgan Chase to pay a $4.6 million fine for failing to provide accurate information when denying checking account applicants.

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High-cost installment loans: No improvement over payday loans

08/02/17

With the environment in Washington favoring deregulation, banks are pushing regulators to let them back into the payday lending game. They should know better.

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Dems use Wells scandals to call for hearings, defend CFPB arbitration rule

08/01/17

Democrats on the House and Senate banking committees are urging Republicans to hold hearings with Wells Fargo's top executives over its phony-accounts and force-placed insurance scandals.

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OCC backs off arbitration rule; bitcoin knockoff set to trade

08/01/17

Acting Comptroller Noreika says he will defer to Congress to determine whether the rule requiring mandatory arbitration should be killed; Bitcoin Cash to start trading but is causing confusion in the digital currency market.

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These 5 senators are key to the CFPB arbitration rule fight

08/01/17

Four Republican senators are seen as possible defectors on a vote to repeal the CFPB's arbitration rule, while another senator may be absent, which will make the GOP's job harder.

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OCC's Noreika backs off on challenge to CFPB arbitration rule

07/31/17

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika said Monday that he would not interfere with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule banning mandatory arbitration after missing a key deadline to appeal the regulation.

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New Wells scandal harms effort to nix CFPB arbitration rule

07/28/17

Republican efforts to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule were dealt a significant blow Friday by another Wells Fargo scandal.

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CFPB to act fast on payday rule ahead of likely Cordray exit

07/26/17

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to finalize its small-dollar rule by September ahead of Director Richard Cordray's widely expected departure.

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Dems fight back against arbitration rule repeal as House moves forward

07/25/17

The House was expected Tuesday to pass a resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule banning mandatory arbitration clauses.

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