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CFPB Issues Guidance to Halt Large Banks from Charging Illegal Junk Fees for Basic Customer Service

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion regarding a provision enacted by Congress which generally prohibits large banks and credit unions from imposing unreasonable obstacles on customers, such as charging excessive fees, for basic information about their own accounts.
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CFPB Emite Directrices para Impedir que Grandes Bancos Cobren Tarifas Inesperadas Ilegales por Servicios Básicos de Atención al Cliente

La Oficina para la Protección Financiera del Consumidor (CFPB, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió una opinión consultiva sobre una disposición promulgada por el Congreso que en general, prohíbe a los grandes bancos y cooperativas de crédito imponer obstáculos irrazonables a los clientes por información básica sobre sus propias cuentas, como cobrarles tarifas excesivas.
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CFPB Proposes Rule to Rein in Excessive Credit Card Late Fees

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule to curb excessive credit card late fees that cost American families about $12 billion each year. Major credit card issuers continue to profit off a junk fee protected by an immunity provision that allows issuers to escape scrutiny of otherwise illegal late fees.
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CFPB Moves to Reduce Junk Fees Charged by Debt Collectors

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion affirming that federal law often prohibits debt collectors from charging “pay-to-pay” fees. These charges, commonly described by debt collectors as “convenience fees,” are imposed on consumers who want to make a payment in a particular way, such as online or by phone.
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CFPB Initiates Review of Credit Card Company Penalty Policies Costing Consumers $12 Billion Each Year

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking the first step toward addressing credit card company penalty policies costing consumers $12 billion each year, starting by looking at excessive late fees. In an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published today, the CFPB asks for information on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ 2010 immunity provision for excessive late fees that allows credit card companies to escape enforcement scrutiny.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Initiative to Save Americans Billions in Junk Fees

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched an initiative to save households billions of dollars a year by reducing exploitative junk fees charged by banks and financial companies. Today’s request is a chance for the public to share input that will help shape the agency’s rulemaking and guidance agenda, as well as its enforcement priorities in the coming months and years.