In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to the credit card industry. The year saw the CFPB give a fair amount of attention to credit card products, with a focus on pricing....more
In December 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule that closes a loophole exempting overdraft loans from lending laws, a major step in the CFPB’s efforts to curb junk fees....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized its “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions Rule,” introducing sweeping changes to how overdraft credit is structured and regulated for the...more
After nearly a year of speculation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) to cap overdraft fees that financial institutions with at least $10 billion in assets can assess to...more
As part of its ongoing attack on bank fees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued two proposed rules to regulate fees charged by banks: one on overdraft services, and one on nonsufficient funds fees. The...more