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CFPB Finalizes Controversial Overdraft Overhaul

On Dec. 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a controversial rulemaking that would fundamentally alter how banks and credit unions offer overdraft services. The proposed rule was issued in January...more

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CFPB Release Final Rule on Overdraft Fees

On December 12, the CFPB released the final version of its overdraft rule that was first proposed in January. (We discussed it here.) Currently, financial institutions that extend overdraft protection are exempt from certain...more

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CFPB Enters Into $95 Million Consent Order with Credit Union to Resolve Allegations of Improper Overdraft Fee Practices

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​On November 7, 2024, the CFPB ann​ounced​​ that it had entered into​ a consent order with a major credit union​​ resolving ​allegations that the credit union improperly assessed overdraft fees against consumers​​. The credit...more

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CFPB Imposes $95 Million Fine on Large Credit Union for Overdraft Fee Practices

On November 7, 2024, the CFPB ordered one of the largest credit unions in the nation to pay over $95 million for its practices related to the imposition of overdraft fees. The enforcement action addresses practices from 2017...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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Show Me the Money: AG Bonta Warns California Small Banks and Credit Unions Against Surprise Fees

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California AG Rob Bonta issued letters to small banks and credit unions warning that overdraft and returned deposited item fees likely violate the state’s Unfair Competition Law and the federal Consumer Financial Protection...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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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

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CFPB issues report to bolster its imminent overdraft and NSF fee rulemaking

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As we await the CFPB’s proposed overdraft and nonsufficient funds (NSF) fee rule, the CFPB issued another report, Overdraft and Nonsufficient Fund Fees: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey and Consumer Credit Panel. It...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

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Mulvaney-Led CFPB Actively Litigates in Court Regarding Overdraft Policy-Related Evidence

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Many observers have reported on leadership changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the potential shifts in policy priorities that may follow. However, in the new year, among the most interesting...more

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NAFCU urges regulatory relief for credit unions in letter to Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin

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On February 28, 2017, B. Dan Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (the “NAFCU“), urged regulatory relief for credit unions in a letter submitted to the...more

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CFPB August 2016 complaint report highlights bank account or service complaints, complaints from Ohio consumers

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The CFPB has issued its August 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about bank accounts or services and complaints from consumers in Ohio and the Columbus metro area.  The CFPB began taking bank account or...more

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