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CFPB Bites of the Month - August 2024 - All That's Left of the CFPB's Summer Sky

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the August 2024 webinar....more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 30, 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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Feeding the Loot Box Monster: The CFPB's Concerns with Payment Transmission in Gaming

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On May 9, 2024, we published our first article in a series of articles on the CFPB's interest in gaming. Back on April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a report identifying various risks to...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (May 14, 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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"OVER THE LINE!"  Where Banking and Gaming Intersect, the CFPB Has Something to Say.

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The line between virtual and reality is getting thinner. Gamers pay gaming companies real currency for virtual in-game currency to buy skins, create the world they want to live in (virtually), or purchase loot that aid in...more

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Cozen Currents: It's Still the Economy, Stupid

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The Cozen Lens- • As James Carville quipped in 1992, “It’s the economy, stupid.” This likely still holds true for 2024. • Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s (R-SC) campaign for the GOP presidential nomination...more

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CFPB Proposes Federal Oversight of Digital Wallet and Payment App Providers

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a proposed rule on November 7, 2023, that, if finalized, would subject to its supervisory authority certain Big Tech firms and other nonbank companies operating in the...more

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Zelle offers details on its solution to protect scammed customers

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Last year, we blogged that Zelle was considering possible solutions for P2P customers on the Zelle Network who were the victims of scams. In an August 30, 2023 press release, Zelle announced that it was initiating new safety...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

What’s in Your (Digital) Wallet? The CFPB Seeks to Supervise Digital Wallets and Payment Applications

There are certain nonbank markets that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has the statutory right to supervise irrespective of size (e.g., mortgage, private education loan, payday lending). Then, there are...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CFPB Proposes New Examination Authority over “Larger Participants” in the Digital Wallet and Consumer Payment App Markets

In a shot across the bow to the digital payments industry, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) has issued a proposed rule to expand its oversight authority to nonbank providers of consumer payment apps....more

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CFPB Takes Another Decisive Action Against Nonbank Payment System

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) continues focus its forces on the payment processing space. In June 2023, we published an article foretelling the next regulatory frontier: nonbank payment systems. In July...more

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Payments processor fined $20 million by State Money Transmission Regulators and State AGs

On October 16, a national payment processor entered into two settlement agreements totaling $20 million with 44 state and territory money transmission regulators and 50 state and territory attorneys general to resolve issues...more

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Video: Introduction: A Deep Dive into Payments

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The world of payments has grown exponentially in recent years. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has continued its activity around Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP), fees, and what the CFPB calls dark...more

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Announcing Troutman Pepper's New Payments Pros Podcast! - The Consumer Finance Podcast

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Please join Troutman Pepper attorneys Chris Willis, Keith Barnett, Carlin McCrory, and Josh McBeain in announcing the Payments Pros Podcast — our new podcast providing insights for those in the payments law industry. This...more

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CFPB Slaps Mortgage Payments Processor with $25 Million Penalty for Unauthorized Mortgage Payments

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On June 27, 2023, the CFPB reached a consent order with the companies regarding the more than 1.4 million erroneous electronic fund transfer payment instructions initiated by ACI through the ACH Network. The CFPB considers...more

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CFPB Orders Payment Processor to Implement Information Security Program and Pay $25 Million Penalty

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On June 27, 2023, the CFPB filed an administrative consent order against a payment processor headquartered in Elkhorn, Nebraska. The order alleges that on a single date in 2021, the processor erroneously initiated about 1.4...more

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Nutter Bank Report: November 2022

Headlines: CFPB Reminds Credit Bureaus and Furnishers of Their Obligations to Investigate Disputes The CFPB has issued guidance on the obligations of both credit bureaus and furnishers of consumer credit information,...more

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Payment Processors: Are You Prepared to Uncover "Dark Patterns"?

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Risk management personnel who underwrite e-commerce merchants should have some basic understanding of the types of online merchant marketing and sales practices that are deceptive and misleading....more

Troutman Pepper

Payment Processor Settles With Massachusetts Attorney General for Prematurely Sending Fees to a Debt Settlement Company

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On November 7, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced a $600,000 settlement with Oklahoma-based payment processor Global Holdings. Attorney General Healey claimed that Global Holdings violated the Massachusetts...more

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Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposal to Publish Periodic List of Depository Institutions That Have Access to Federal...

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On November 4, the Federal Reserve invited public comment on a proposal to publish a periodic list of depository institutions that have access to Federal Reserve and payment services. These accounts are often referred to as...more

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Payments Docket – September 2022

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The latest edition of the Payments Docket, our roundup of key litigation involving the payment industry, features FinTechs and nonbanks facing regulatory scrutiny, MCA lenders fighting a pair of beastie lawsuits, and a...more

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Senators Urge CFPB to Increase Consumer Protection Against Payment App Scams - The Crypto Exchange Podcast

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In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, Troutman Pepper Consumer Financial Services Partner Kalama Lui-Kwan welcomes back Keith Barnett and Carlin McCrory to discuss consumer protection under Regulation E and a recent letter...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (August 8, 2022)

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Regulatory Announcements- FTC Commissioner Phillips Plans to Leave the Agency in the Fall, Per Media Reports. On August 8, several media outlets reported that FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips informed his staff through a memo...more

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Convenience Fees: Why You Need to Pay Attention? - The Crypto Exchange Podcast

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In the first episode of The Crypto Exchange, Troutman Pepper Consumer Financial Services Partner Ethan Ostroff welcomes his colleagues Keith Barnett and Carlin McCrory to discuss recent developments with convenience fees in...more

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CFPB Advisory Opinion Bans Debt Collectors from Charging Unauthorized Convenience Fees

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The CFPB issued an Advisory Opinion affirming the agency’s position that federal law generally prohibits debt collectors from charging “convenience fees” on consumers making payments, and providing guidance to the fees that...more

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