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Banks Overdraft Fees

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Bank faces class action over its overdraft fee practices

Recently, a bank customer and his business filed a class action complaint in the Stamford-Norwalk Judicial District Superior Court against a Connecticut-based bank alleging that bank engaged in unlawful business practices to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Bank agrees to overdraft fee settlement for $1.5M

On July 25, a bank agreed to a class action settlement relating to overdraft fees in a case filed in May 2022. If the court approves, the settlement will provide $1.5 million to the class via a settlement fund. The lawsuit...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

First Minnesota Court Decisions on Overdraft Fees Are Wins for Banks

In December 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released research critiquing banks for charging overdraft and related fees to consumers, and the CFPB director, Rohit Chopra, stated the agency would renew its...more

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California Attorney General Warns California-Chartered Banks and Credit Unions On Surprise Overdraft Fees and Returned Deposited...

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On February 20, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a letter warning California-chartered banks and credit unions with assets under $10 billion that charging surprise overdraft fees and returned deposited item...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court grants bank a MSJ in overdraft fee class action case

On April 16, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered an opinion and order granting defendant bank’s motion for summary judgment in an overdraft fee-related consumer class action. In this case,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Seventeen State Attorneys General comment on CFPB overdraft proposal

State Attorneys General from 17 states recently sent a letter to the CFPB endorsing its proposed rule to amend TILA. The 17 states included New York as principal, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of...more

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The CFPB’s “Junk Fees” Initiative: Recent Developments and Trends

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The term “junk fee” is not defined under federal law, but the CFPB has focused on factors such as whether the fee would be unexpected to or take advantage of a reasonable consumer, the amount of the fee compared to the cost...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: February 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and state authorities have agreed to a consent order with a large national bank to resolve allegations that the bank engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by affecting...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

California AG issues warning to state-chartered banks and credit unions on “surprise overdraft” and returned deposit item fees

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On February 22, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued letters (the “AG Letter”) to California’s 197 state-chartered banks and credit unions warning that overdraft and returned deposited item fees may violate...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - February 2024 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFPB Proposes to Prohibit Non-Sufficient Funds Fees on Declined Transactions

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As person-to-person payments become mainstream, the proposal would proactively outlaw fees that financial institutions could assess on instantaneously declined transactions. On January 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial...more

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CFPB Issues Proposal to Eliminate Fees on Instantaneously Declined Transactions

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On January 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit financial institutions from charging fees on transactions that are declined instantaneously or...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB proposes rule making certain NSF fees “abusive”

On January 24, the CFPB released a proposed rule that would identify the charging of non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees on transactions that financial institutions decline instantaneously or near-instantaneously as an “abusive”...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CFPB Targets Banks and Credit Unions in Controversial Overdraft Proposal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a long-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking on Jan. 17 that would fundamentally alter how overdraft services are provided by banks and credit unions. The CFPB is...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 8, 2024)

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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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Large bank agrees to proposed settlement agreement; to be decided in February

On November 27, 2023, a large Canadian bank agreed to pay $15.9 million to accountholders in a proposed settlement agreement stemming from a class action suit in which the bank allegedly charged improper non-sufficient fund...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Orders Regional Bank to Pay $6.2 Million Related to Checking Account Overdraft Fees

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On December 7, 2023, the CFPB issued an order against a regional bank in Richmond, Virginia. The consent order alleges that the bank charged consumers overdraft fees without getting the proper consent and misled its customers...more

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CFPB reported to be planning to unveil overdraft regulations before year-end

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Last week, Bloomberg Law reported that “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials have privately told industry executives that the regulator will likely unveil its long-awaited plan to crack down [on overdraft fees] in...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - October 2023 - Bewitching the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the October 2023 webinar. Bite 10: New Report on NSF Fees at Banks and Credit Unions On October 11, 2023, the CFPB issued a data...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NY credit union gets final approval on $2.2M overdraft fee deal

On September 7, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York issued a Final Order approving a more than $2.2 million settlement deal to end a class action over a credit union’s overdraft and insufficient...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

New Legal Challenge Emerges to FDIC’s Supervisory Guidance on Re-presentment and Non-Sufficient Funds Fees

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When following supervisory scrutiny of fees charged to bank customers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) activities are often the focus. The Minnesota Bankers Association and Lake Central Bank of Minnesota,...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - July 2023 - Freedom, Independence, and Celebration From the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the July 2023 webinar. Bite 10: Public Inquiry Launched into Credit Card and Loan Products for Healthcare Costs - On July 7,...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Recent CFPB Releases Continue Focus on Bank Fees and Identify CFPB Concerns with Use of AI in Customer Service

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued releases in May and June that reflected their continued focus on consumer protection issues associated with both bank fees and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court orders credit union to pay $5 million to settle overdraft allegations

On June 27, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York granted final approval of a class action settlement, resulting in a defendant credit union paying approximately $5.2 million to settle allegations...more

Venable LLP

FDIC Releases Revised Supervisory Guidance on Multiple Re-Presentment NSF Fees

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On June 16, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released an update to its Supervisory Guidance on Multiple Re-Presentment NSF Fees (FIL-40-2022) (the "Guidance"), to provide additional guidance for...more

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