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CFPB Finalizes Personal Financial Data Rights Rule to Boost …
Oct 22, 2024 · The CFPB finalized a rule to give consumers greater rights, privacy, and security over their personal financial data by requiring providers to unlock personal financial data for free.
CFPB Proposes Rule to Close Bank Overdraft Loophole that Costs ...
Jan 17, 2024 · The CFPB has taken multiple actions to curb out-of-control overdraft fees and other junk fees prevalent in consumer financial products. The CFPB issued guidance to rein in surprise overdraft fees in October 2022.
CFPB Closes Overdraft Loophole to Save Americans Billions in Fees
Dec 12, 2024 · "The CFPB is cracking down on these excessive junk fees and requiring big banks to come clean about the interest rate they're charging on overdraft loans." Today’s action closes the large bank regulatory loophole that exempted overdraft fees as a finance charge.
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CFPB Orders U.S. Bank to Pay $21 Million for Illegal Conduct …
Dec 19, 2023 · The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered U.S. Bank to pay nearly $21 million for keeping consumers from accessing unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CFPB Orders Navy Federal Credit Union to Pay More Than $95 …
Nov 7, 2024 · The CFPB is ordering Navy Federal to refund more than $80 million to consumers, stop charging illegal overdraft fees, and pay a $15 million civil penalty to the CFPB’s victims relief fund. This is the largest amount the CFPB has ever obtained from a credit union for illegal activity.
CFPB Announces Return of $1.8 Billion in Illegal Junk Fees to 4.3 ...
Dec 5, 2024 · The CFPB is distributing $1.8 billion to 4.3 million consumers charged illegal junk fees by credit repair companies including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com.
CFPB Orders Installment Lender OneMain to Pay $20 Million for …
May 31, 2023 · The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered installment lender OneMain Financial to pay $20 million in redress and penalties for failing to refund interest charged to 25,000 customers who cancelled purchases within a purported “full refund period,” and for deceiving borrowers about needing to purchase add-on products to ...