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Litigation against banks and other financial services firms is always evolving. This mid-year 2025 update discusses trends from recent case filings and decisions and highlights the importance of awareness of new legal...more
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
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
The CFPB has issued its long-awaited final rule that covers overdraft policies at financial institutions with at least $10 billion in assets. The final rule offers those financial institutions three options for designing...more
Claims of unfair overdraft fees continue although it seems the media has taken a break from talking about them. A recent federal case in Virginia ruled in favor of all the Plaintiff’s counts and denied the Defendant’s Motion...more
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
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
On September 17, 2024, the CFPB issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05 on improper overdraft practices. The circular reminded financial institutions of their obligation to retain records that prove the consumer...more
On September 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published Circular 2024-05 (Circular) addressing whether a financial institution violates the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E by...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
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) recently issued a proposed rule that would prohibit financial institutions from charging nonsufficient funds (“NSF”) fees on instantaneously declined transactions....more
In furtherance of the Biden Administration’s “junk fee” agenda, on January 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its proposed rule to amend Regulations E and Z to regulate overdraft services provided by...more
As we await the CFPB’s proposed overdraft and nonsufficient funds (NSF) fee rule, the CFPB issued another report, Overdraft and Nonsufficient Fund Fees: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey and Consumer Credit Panel. It...more
Last week, Bloomberg Law reported that “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials have privately told industry executives that the regulator will likely unveil its long-awaited plan to crack down [on overdraft fees] in...more
In an opinion written by U.S. District of Delaware circuit judge Stephanos Bibas that begins, “A good template serves as a guide, not gospel,” Del-One Federal Credit Union was denied the safe harbor typically proffered by use...more
A Delaware federal court has refused to dismiss a class action complaint filed against a credit union that alleges the credit union violated Regulation E and the Delaware Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) even though the credit...more
The CFPB has issued another report on checking account overdraft services, “Data Point: Frequent Overdrafts.” The new report represents the CFPB’s third report dealing with overdraft services. It previously issued a white...more
The CFPB has issued its long-anticipated final rule for general purpose prepaid accounts. As expected, the new regulations expand the products covered by Regulation E, introduce significant new disclosure requirements,...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued its long-anticipated final rule for general purpose prepaid accounts. As expected, the new regulations expand the products covered by Regulation E, introduce...more