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Category: Consumer advisories |
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Consumer advisory: Your money is at greater risk when you hold it in a payment app, instead of moving it to an account with deposit insurance

Keeping money inside your nonbank payment app might feel the same as a keeping money in a traditional bank account. But the money in your app might not be held in an account at an FDIC member bank or NCUA member credit union and may not offer federal deposit insurance.

Category: Press release |
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CFPB Orders Installment Lender OneMain to Pay $20 Million for Deceptive Sales Practices

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered installment lender OneMain Financial to pay $20 million in redress and penalties for failing to refund interest charged to 25,000 customers who cancelled purchases within a purported “full refund period,” and for deceiving borrowers about needing to purchase add-on products to receive a loan.

Category: Press release |
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CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Completing the LIBOR Transition

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) joined four other federal financial regulatory agencies, along with state bank and state credit union regulators, in issuing a statement that the use of United States Dollar LIBOR (USD LIBOR) panels will end on June 30, 2023.

Category: Press release |
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CFPB and Federal Partners Confirm Automated Systems and Advanced Technology Not an Excuse for Lawbreaking Behavior

Four federal agencies jointly pledged today to uphold America’s commitment to the core principles of fairness, equality, and justice as emerging automated systems, including those sometimes marketed as “artificial intelligence” or “AI,” have become increasingly common in our daily lives.

Category: Testimony |
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Written Testimony of James S. Rice, Assistant Director, Office of Servicemember Affairs, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

CFPB Office of Servicemember Affairs Assistant Director Jim Rice discusses recent CFPB efforts to understand the veteran financial experience, enforce the law, and coordinate efforts across the federal government and in the states.