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Hudson Cook, LLP

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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Banks and Credit Unions Utilizing Ineffective Chatbots May Risk Violating Federal Law

In an October 2023 advisory opinion, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put large banks and credit unions on notice that the use of chatbots and other technologies could increase the risk of violating federal law...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFPB Announces Large Banks and Credit Unions May Not Charge for Account Information

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced last week the publication of an Advisory Opinion regarding “Consumer Information Requests to Large Banks and Credit Unions.” The Advisory Opinion applies to “large...more

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A Fall of Fees: CFPB and FTC Announce New Efforts to Fight Alleged “Junk Fees”

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Large banks and credit unions must provide certain information to customers free of charge, such as account balances, transaction history, and fees, according to an advisory opinion issued by the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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Agencies Take Action on "Junk Fees"

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On October 11, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule to prohibit so-called junk fees, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion to large banks and credit unions...more

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CFPB Advises Large Banks on Compliance with CFPA § 1034(c)

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On October 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion regarding § 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), which requires large banks and credit unions to comply...more

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CFPB issues advisory opinion on fees charged by large banks and credit unions to respond to information requests and releases data...

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As we have previously reported on this blog and discussed on our Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, last year, the CFPB embarked on a campaign orchestrated by the Biden Administration to eliminate “junk fees.” ...more

Venable LLP

CFPB Warns Debt Collectors of Illegal Pay-to-Pay Fees

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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued an advisory opinion warning debt collectors that they may be collecting illegal fees from consumer-borrowers. Specifically, the Bureau has interpreted Section 808(1) of...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (May 16, 2022)

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Alvaro Bedoya Sworn in as FTC Commissioner Following Senate Confirmation. On May 16, Alvaro Bedoya was sworn in as FTC Commissioner. The U.S. Senate confirmed Bedoya to the FTC’s open Commissioner on May 11. ...more

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