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CFPB Challenges Financial Institutions to Produce Evidence of Affirmative Consent to Overdraft Fees

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On September 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a circular explaining that financial institutions may violate the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and its implementing regulation, Regulation...more

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CFPB Warns Banks Against Use of Phantom Opt-In Agreements

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The CFPB issued guidance, titled Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices, addressing whether a financial institution violates the law if it levies overdraft fees for ATM and one-time debit card transactions based on phantom...more

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CFPB Releases New Circular on Opt-In Requirements for Overdraft Services

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On September 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published Circular 2024-05 (Circular) addressing whether a financial institution violates the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E by...more

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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CFPB Publishes Overdraft Fee Guidance

On Sept. 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published guidance for federal and state consumer protection enforcement officials to use to prevent banks and credit unions from charging overdraft fees in certain...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

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Chopra Delivers Testimony to Congress on Semi-Annual Report

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On June 4, 2024, the CFPB issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period beginning April 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2023. On June 12, 2024, CFPB Director Chopra appeared before the Senate Banking...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - May 2024 - CFPB: Light My Way, Virginia May

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2024 webinar....more

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An In-Depth Analysis of the CFPB's Proposed Overdraft Rule — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast

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In this episode of Payments Pros, Josh McBeain and Chris Willis discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) proposed rule on overdraft fees. The rule, which only applies to large financial institutions with...more

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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

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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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Democrat Governor Tony Evers Signs Third Earned Wage Access Bill

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On March 21, Wisconsin Democrat Governor Tony Evers signed into law the country’s third earned wage access (EWA) bill, which recognizes EWA as a new and innovative financial service by creating a distinct license and...more

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The War on Bank Fees Rages On—New CFPB Rule Aims to Hobble Courtesy Overdraft Services

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As you may have heard, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a new rule that would drastically change the landscape of courtesy overdraft services offered by many large financial institutions. Under...more

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California Attorney General warns small banks and credit unions on fees

On February 22, California State Attorney General, Rob Bonta, issued a letter to small banks and credit unions cautioning that overdraft and returned deposited item fees may infringe upon California’s Unfair Competition Law...more

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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

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CFPB’s Proposed Insufficient Fund Fee Rule – Narrow in Scope with Potential for Greater Impact

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What Happened? On January 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a proposed rule that would prohibit covered financial institutions from imposing a nonsufficient funds (NSF) fee when...more

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Explainer Things: Season 2 Episode 1

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Hard to believe 2024 marks 25 years since the Y2K panic. If Y2K means little to you, you're either too young or, like many of us at Explainer Things, you've blocked out the memories of end-of-times fearmongering and...more

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CFPB Again Seeks Demise of Overdraft or NSF Fees, Part 1

In January 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued two proposed rules that, if implemented as written, would result in further whittling down overdraft or non-sufficient funds ("NSF") fees charged by...more

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Credit unions should expect increased supervision from NCUA on overdraft/NSF fees, vendor risk, and fair lending

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On February 6, 2024, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Todd M. Harper spoke at a Brookings Institution event to outline his regulatory agenda and supervisory priorities for 2024. His prepared remarks...more

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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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The CFPB’s Next Target in its War on “Junk Fees”: Overdraft Fees

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Earlier in January 2024, the CFPB continued its crackdown on what it decries as “junk fees,” releasing a Proposed Rule to curb overdraft fees. The Proposed Rule could have a significant effect on the nature, availability, and...more

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CFPB: Fixing Something That’s Not Broken – But Setting Forth a Framework for Abusive Conduct

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) recently issued a proposed rule that would prohibit financial institutions from charging nonsufficient funds (“NSF”) fees on instantaneously declined transactions....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: January 2024

OCC Requests Public Comments on Proposed Bank Merger Policy Statement and Rules The OCC has proposed a new policy to increase the transparency of the standards that the agency applies to review business combinations involving...more

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