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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have fined Bank of America $225 million for botching the disbursement of state unemployment benefits at the height of the pandemic.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a major lawsuit against repeat offender TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries, and a longtime executive, John T. Danaher, for violating a 2017 law enforcement order.

On December 22, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Discover Bank, The Student Loan Corporation, and Discover Products, Inc. based on violations of a prior Bureau order, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.

On December 21, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a settlement with Envios de Valores La Nacional based on the finding that La Nacional violated the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Remittance Transfer Rule.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a settlement with TD Bank, N.A. regarding its marketing and sale of its optional overdraft service: Debit Card Advance (DCA).

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it issued a Compliance Assistance Statement of Terms Template (CAST Template) under its Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) Policy to Build Commonwealth, Inc (Commonwealth).

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule covering remittances transfers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took steps to make it easier for consumers to receive pandemic-relief payments, including the economic impact payments authorized in the CARES Act, through prepaid accounts.

Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a notice on how it plans to periodically review regulations under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) and to request public input.

The CFPB announced a streamlined electronic submission system for prepaid account issuers to submit their account agreements to the Bureau.

Bank Failed to Stop Payments or Resolve Errors, Must Pay $12 Million in Restitution, $3.5 Million Fine.

Changes Provide More Flexibility and Extend Effective Date to April 2019.

Proposal Would Adjust Error Resolution Requirements and Provide More Flexibility for Credit Cards Linked to Digital Wallets.

Thank you for joining the call. Today, we are suing TCF National Bank for tricking consumers to opt in for costly overdraft services. We believe TCF trained...

Bank Obscured Fees, Adopted Loose Definition of Consent to Preserve Overdraft Revenue.

Thank you for joining us on this call. The CFPB today has finalized a new rule providing strong federal consumer protections for prepaid account users.

New Rule Includes ‘Know Before You Owe’ Prepaid Disclosures.

CFPB Wants to Ensure Consumer Protections Are Built Into New Payment Systems From Outset Today the Bureau outlined guiding principles for protecting...