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Charging $10 million in illegal deposit junk fees charged to drivers, CFPB sues WalMart, fintech

December 23, 2024 0

One of the nation’s largest retailers and a financial technology (fintech) firm were sued Monday for alleged illegal opening of accounts for delivery drivers and the two harvesting more than $10 million in “junk fees,” […]

CFPB

Bureau: Study finds complex pricing schemes through ‘junk fees’ lead to consumers paying up to 60% more

April 30, 2024 0

Consumers tend to pay more for products – up to 60% more – when prices are separated into multiple fees through more complex, difficult to understand pricing structures, according to a study released Tuesday by […]

CFPB

Bureau asserts scrutiny of mortgage servicing fees having impact; declines in overdraft, NSF fees leveling off

April 24, 2024 0

More than $120 million in junk fee refunds since August from bank account deposits has resulted in the federal consumer financial protection agency’s supervision work on the charges, the agency said in a release Wednesday. […]

CFPB

Bureau circular reminds: remittances based on false advertising of “no fee,” “free” services violate federal law

March 27, 2024 0

Remittance transfer providers that issue false advertising about the cost or speed of sending a remittance transfer can violate federal law, the federal consumer financial protection agency reminded in a circular issued Wednesday. The Consumer […]

CFPB

In ‘proactive step,’ bureau proposes rule to ban rare fees at swipe, tap or click for non-sufficient funds

January 24, 2024 0

Prohibiting non-sufficient funds fees on transactions declined at the same time a user swipes, taps or clicks debit or ATM cards is the aim of a “proactive” new rule proposed Wednesday by the federal consumer […]

CFPB

Illegal junk fees the focus of CFPB’s Supervisory Highlights ‘special edition’

March 8, 2023 0

The consumer financial protection agency on Wednesday suggested its work focusing on surprise overdraft fees has led to “at least 20” of the largest banks in the country to no longer charge such fees and […]

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CFPB

Opinion takes aim at certain ‘pay-to-pay’ fees by debt collectors in overall campaign against ‘junk fees’

June 29, 2022 0

Reducing so-called “junk fees” – specifically “pay to pay” charges by debt collectors – is the aim of an advisory opinion issued by the federal consumer financial protection agency, it said Wednesday. According to the […]

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CFPB

Bureau extends junk-fee RFI comment deadline to April 11

March 25, 2022 0

Having received more than 25,00 comments since it issued its request for information (RFI) on exploitative “junk” fees in January, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday said it has extended its comment deadline […]

CFPB

Bureau unveils initiative to reduce ‘junk fees’ charged by banks, financials; aims to strengthen competition

January 26, 2022 0

Reduction of “junk fees” charged by banks and financial companies is the aim of an initiative announced Wednesday by the consumer financial protection agency. The aim, according to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit […]

Today

  • Federal bank regulators rescind climate-related risk management principles

    October 16, 2025 0
    Calling the principles unnecessary and distracting, prudential federal banking regulators on Thursday announced the rescission of their 2023 interagency principles for climate-related financial risk management, which applied to institutions having more than $100 billion in consolidated assets. The Federal Reserve [...]
  • Florida bank faces overhaul of management, board, operations for alleged BSA/AML compliance deficiencies

    October 16, 2025 0
    Unsafe or unsound practices related to Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) risk management and suspicious activity reporting (SAR), among other things, have led to a formal agreement between a Florida bank and the national bank regulator, the agency said Thursday. [...]
  • Banks, real estate lenders, seeing ‘mixed’ economic conditions, Fed reports

    October 15, 2025 0
    “Mixed” economic conditions in the financial services sector were reported Wednesday by the Federal Reserve, with some of the agency’s district reporting improved business lending – but others continued to “highlight muted activity.” The agency said the mixed results also [...]
  • FDIC developing methods for nonbanks to participate in failed bank assets purchases

    October 15, 2025 0
    Methods for expanding participation from nonbanks in buying the assets of failed banks – such as those that went belly up in 2023 and 2024 — will be tested early next year, the acting board chairman for the federal bank [...]
  • Fed to expand operational hours for two large payments systems beginning in 2028

    October 10, 2025 0
    Sundays and weekday holidays will now be open for transactions through two of the central bank’s largest payments services, starting no earlier than 2028, the agency said late Thursday. The Fedwire (R ) Funds Service (FFS) and the National Settlement [...]
  • Guidance on capital instruments for MBOs lauded by national bank regulator, noting clarity offered

    October 10, 2025 0
    Providing clarity on capital instruments for mutual banking organizations (MBOs) through Federal Reserve guidance was lauded by the national bank regulator late Thursday. In a statement, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathon Gould said the Oct. 8 “additional tier 1 term [...]

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