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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed legislation that will impact the banking and financial services industries in the state. It becomes effective July 1, 2025. The Georgia General Assembly adjourned the 2025 legislative...more
On Dec. 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a controversial rulemaking that would fundamentally alter how banks and credit unions offer overdraft services. The proposed rule was issued in January...more
On December 10, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a letter to all federally insured credit unions, highlighting the risks associated with certain overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fee practices....more
Some dollar store chains and other retailers now are charging consumers for obtaining cash back on debt or prepaid card purchases—transactions that generally have been free in the past–the CFPB reported....more
The CFPB issued a report detailing certain retailers’ practice of charging consumers cash-back fees to access their own money when using a debit or prepaid card. The report’s key findings include that cash-back fees are...more
On February 20, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a letter warning California-chartered banks and credit unions with assets under $10 billion that charging surprise overdraft fees and returned deposited item...more
On February 22, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent letters to 197 state-charted banks and credit unions warning them that certain fees they charge may constitute “unfair” business practices under California’s Unfair...more
FTC Amends Safeguards Rule to Require Non-Banking Financial Institutions to Report Data Security Breaches - “Amendment will require non-bank financial institutions to report when they discover that information affecting...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the October 2023 webinar. Bite 10: New Report on NSF Fees at Banks and Credit Unions On October 11, 2023, the CFPB issued a data...more
Large banks and credit unions must provide certain information to customers free of charge, such as account balances, transaction history, and fees, according to an advisory opinion issued by the Consumer Financial Protection...more
On Wednesday, October 11, the White House — joined by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) — announced new measures aimed at a variety of so-called “junk fees” charged...more
As we have previously reported on this blog and discussed on our Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, last year, the CFPB embarked on a campaign orchestrated by the Biden Administration to eliminate “junk fees.” ...more
A New York federal court has largely denied a state credit union’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit regarding non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees, overdraft fees, and out-of-network ATM fees. See Fairchild-Cathey v....more
On January 4, the Colorado Attorney General announced that his office entered into assurances of discontinuance (available...) with two credit unions that will result in $4 million being refunded to Colorado borrowers who...more
On January 4, the Colorado attorney general announced settlements with two credit unions that will pay a combined $4 million in refunds to borrowers in the state who were entitled to “guaranteed automobile protection” (GAP)...more
There has been an increase in class action lawsuits against banks and credit unions related to the manner in which non-sufficient funds fees (“NSF fees”) are assessed, including two recent class actions filed in the U.S....more
The CFPB extended the comment period on proposed revisions to its remittance transfer rule that were previously issued in April 2014. The comment period was set to expire on May 27, 2014, and will instead now end on June 6,...more