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Fraud European Free Trade Association Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFPB Shaken Up While Courts Address Consumer Fraud Obligations Under EFTA and Convenience Fees

The new administration continues to shake up the financial services regulatory environment. The CFPB’s new acting director indicated over the weekend that the agency will not take its next draw of funding from the Federal...more

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CFPB Orders Money Exchange Company to Pay $2.5 Million Over Remittance Practices

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On January 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced  that it had entered into a consent order with an international remittance company regarding the company’s use of deceptive advertising for fee...more

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CFPB Orders Remittance Company to Pay $2.5 Million for Deceptive Practices and Inaccurate Disclosures

On January 30, 2025, the CFPB issued an order against a remittance company for misleading consumers about fees and failing to provide accurate disclosures, harming consumers who relied on the company’s representations when...more

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Financial Institutions Face New Risks in Allowing Consumers to Execute Wire Transfers Online

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A recent court order issued in New York should concern any financial institutions that allow consumers to initiate wire transfers online. Financial institutions that allow consumers to execute wire transfers online should...more

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CFPB Settles with Peer-to-Peer Payment App Company for Allegedly Failing to Prevent Fraud and Investigate Disputes

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On January 16, 2025, the CFPB announced that it issued a stipulation and consent order against the Company, to resolve allegations that the Company violated the CFPA, the EFTA, and Regulation E....more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (October 31, 2023)

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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

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Zelle Fraud Reimbursement Demands on Banks and Credit Unions

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Tristan v. Bank of America, N.A., Case No. 8:22-cv-1183-CDCA (June 8, 2022). There is a groundswell of litigation arising over the lack of fraud warning or bank reimbursement protection for customers utilizing the Zelle...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB expected to issue new guidance requiring banks to repay more fraud victims

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According to a WSJ report, the CFPB is preparing to release new guidance that would require banks to make refunds to victims of scammers who defraud consumers into sending money to a third party using an online money-transfer...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 22, 2022)

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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

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 10, 2022)

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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

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Current Developments in Bank Deposits and Payment Systems (Spring 2020)

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This survey summarizes several recent developments affecting bank deposits and payment systems. These include payments-related consent orders and enforcement actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and...more

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CFPB Issues List of Consumer Protection Concerns for New Faster Payment Systems

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The Consumer Protection Principles continue the CFPB’s expansive approach. Stating that it wants to ensure that “any new payment systems are secure, transparent, accessible, and affordable to consumers” and have “robust...more

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