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The European Free Trade Association is an intergovernmental organization established in 1960 to facilitate and promote free trade among its member states and as a counterbalance to the more politically-driven... more +
The European Free Trade Association is an intergovernmental organization established in 1960 to facilitate and promote free trade among its member states and as a counterbalance to the more politically-driven European Economic Community (EEC). The current member states of the EFTA are Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.   less -
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District court grants bank’s motion for stay pending appeal to consider EFTA arguments

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On April 22, the U.S. SDNY granted a bank’s motion for interlocutory appeal and stay pending appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a case involving alleged violations of the EFTA. The case stemmed from...more

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CFPB Recounts Statement of Interest About EFTA’s Applicability to Wire Transfers

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On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a motion in a suit brought by the New York attorney general against a major national bank seeking to withdraw a Statement of Interest...more

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CFPB Issues Final Rule Limiting Overdraft Fees at Large Banks, Treats Overdraft as Credit

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On December 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that treats covered overdraft services offered by banks with more than $10 billion in assets (large banks) as credit, bringing them for...more

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CFPB Issues Guidance Emphasizing the Importance for Banks to Maintain Sufficient Proof of Customers’ Affirmative Consent to...

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In recent discussions surrounding banking practices, the issue of overdraft fees, particularly for ATM and one-time debit card transactions, has gained significant attention....more

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CFPB warns against collecting on overdraft services without explicit consumer consent

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On September 17, the CFPB published a circular clarifying that banks and credit unions can violate the EFTA and Regulation E if they cannot prove that consumers agreed to be enrolled in overdraft services before being charged...more

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6th Circuit upholds dismissal of credit union’s indemnification suit

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Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit entered an opinion affirming a district court’s dismissal of a credit union’s lawsuit against a cellphone carrier. In this case, the plaintiff’s customers who were...more

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Takeaways From the FDIC’s Spring 2024 Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights

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On March 28, the FDIC released the spring edition of its consumer compliance supervisory highlights. The FDIC supervises approximately 3,000 state-chartered banks and thrifts that are not members of the Federal Reserve...more

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CFPB Takes Action Against Fintech Company for Alleged Deceptive Practices in International Money Transfers

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On October 17, 2023, the CFPB took action against a nonbank fintech Company providing international money transfer services for alleged EFTA, Regulation E, and CFPA violations. The fintech Company operates throughout the...more

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CFPB Requests Comment on Overdraft Rule

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On May 15, 2019, the CFPB published a Request for Comment on its Overdraft Rule (“Rule”) to assist the agency in determining whether the Rule should be revised, rescinded, or left as is. Originally published in November 2009...more

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ABA comments on CFPB’s RFI on consumer access to financial information

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The American Bankers Association has submitted a comment letter in response to the CFPB’s request for information regarding consumer access to financial information. The ABA observes that while larger institutions have...more

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CFPB publishes Reg E corrections

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The CFPB has published a final rule in the Federal Register that makes several corrections to Regulation E (which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act). The corrections...more

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The Next EFTA Class Action Wave Has Started

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A new type of Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) class action is now being filed in volume. This trend is highly likely to continue, as the cases are being filed by a consumer class action firm that has filed hundreds of...more

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