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The latest edition of the Payments Docket, our roundup of key litigation and enforcement involving the payments industry, features the CFPB dropping most of its caseload, several states’ decisions to pick up the slack, and...more
On February 6, 2025, the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois declined to issue a preliminary injunction to stop an Illinois “swipe fee” law that would ban certain credit and debit card fees from applying...more
The topic of “junk fees” has been in the headlines, spurred by legislative action across various sectors. From regulations on credit card late fees to the Federal TICKET Act targeting concert event fees, lawmakers are...more
On December 16, the CFPB released a data spotlight examining the potential link between a rise in cash advance fees charged for credit card transactions and the legalization and expansion of sports betting in 38 states. The...more
The CFPB earlier this month filed suit against Horizon Card Services and its CEO and sole shareholder Robert Kane for allegedly tricking subprime consumers into signing up for a high-fee credit card that only allowed them to...more
On September 13, 2024, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the company and its owner and CEO, alleging deceptive and abusive acts and practices in violation of the CFPA and violations of TILA and its implementing regulation....more
On August 15, a coalition of community, civil rights, consumer, and advocacy organizations released a letter urging both presidential candidates to support the CFPB’s ongoing efforts to combat “junk fees.” In a letter...more
On June 4, 2024, the CFPB issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period beginning April 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2023. On June 12, 2024, CFPB Director Chopra appeared before the Senate Banking...more
Headlines 1. Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the CFPB’s Funding Structure The Supreme Court has ruled that the statutory authorization that allows the CFPB to draw funds from the earnings of the Federal Reserve...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2024 webinar....more
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published an Issue Spotlight focusing on consumer complaints relating to credit card rewards programs. The report notes that credit card companies often...more
Our Financial Services Group summarizes the closely observed preliminary settlement agreement over the fees credit card companies and banks charge merchants....more
The term “junk fee” is not defined under federal law, but the CFPB has focused on factors such as whether the fee would be unexpected to or take advantage of a reasonable consumer, the amount of the fee compared to the cost...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the March 2024 webinar. Bite 10: CFPB Issues Statement on Privacy and Personal Data - On February 28, 2024, the CFPB issued a statement on...more
The CFPB has launched an aggressive campaign against so-called “junk fees.” This year the CFPB has released proposed rules targeting overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees and a final rule targeting credit card late fees....more
On March 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) issued a Final Rule that would significantly restrict late fees that consumer credit card issuers may charge from $30 or $41, in most cases, to a mere...more
On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule (Final Rule) which amends provisions of Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). ...more
The rule targets a statutory loophole that the CFPB asserts large credit card issuers exploited to exact excessive late fees from consumers. On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the February 2024 webinar....more
Welcome to the Credit, Debit, or Prepaid Cards and Consumer Banking chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. Looking Ahead to 2024 - We expect continued focus by the CFPB on “junk”...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
The CFPB settled a lawsuit originally filed in January 2020 against a large national bank, claiming it violated the Truth in Lending Act and its implementing Regulation Z, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Act, by...more
Auriemma Roundtables, a leading provider of business intelligence solutions to the consumer finance industry, together with First National Bank of Omaha and a group of several other premier consumer financial services firms,...more
Growing up in New England we both heard that there were three things you should never discuss in public. Politics and religion were two. The third could differ....more
The CFPB has announced that it has made changes to its semi-annual survey of credit card term. According to the CFPB, the changes are “designed to increase price competition in the credit card market by allowing people to...more