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California Increases the Pressure on Alleged “Junk Fees”: New Law Targets ATM Charges

The topic of “junk fees” has been in the headlines, spurred by legislative action across various sectors. From regulations on credit card late fees to the Federal TICKET Act targeting concert event fees, lawmakers are...more

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Litigation Byte (December Edition)

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Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business....more

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CFPB Spotlights Illegal Credit Card Rewards Practices and Rolls Out Novel Consumer Tool

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has cautioned companies against what it views as illegal or unlawful credit card rewards practices, sharing new research about retail credit card issues and unveiling a novel...more

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CFPB data spotlight targets credit card cash advance fees related to sports betting

On December 16, the CFPB released a data spotlight examining the potential link between a rise in cash advance fees charged for credit card transactions and the legalization and expansion of sports betting in 38 states. The...more

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CFPB reminds credit card issuers of potential CFPA violations related to issues with credit card rewards programs

On December 18, the CFPB issued a circular titled “Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-07,” which provided an analysis of whether credit card issuers and their partners may violate federal consumer protection law by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB report addresses retail credit card issues

On December 18, the CFPB released an issue spotlight titled “The High Cost of Retail Credit Cards,” which described risks associated with retail credit cards. According to the report, retail credit cards typically have higher...more

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CFPB sends circular to law enforcement agencies highlighting credit card reward programs that fail to deliver

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Some credit card companies operating rewards programs may be violating the law by failing to provide promised rewards, the CFPB said, in a circular to law enforcement agencies....more

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CFPB Increases Oversight of Credit Card Practices

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In December 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) rolled out a series of important measures aimed at addressing potential misconduct in the credit card industry, improving consumer protections, and promoting...more

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CFPB Urges Other Regulators to Take Action on So-Called Bait-and-Switch Credit Card Rewards Tactics

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On December 18, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a circular to “other law enforcement agencies,” urging them to take action against certain credit card practices. The CFPB highlights alleged...more

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NY Fed: Consumers report higher credit rejection rates, expect more rejection

Recently, the New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data released its latest Survey of Consumer Expectations Credit Access Survey, which highlights trends in consumer credit experiences and expectations. The survey,...more

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Federal Judge refuses to lift injunction blocking CFPB credit card late fee rule

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A Texas federal judge has refused to lift the preliminary injunction blocking the CFPB’s enforcement of its final rule that would require larger credit card issuers to lower their late fees to $8 and that would also permit...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (December 17, 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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CFPB Releases Final ‘Open Banking’ Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights

On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule (Rule) on personal financial data rights under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Rule imposes significant new obligations on...more

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District Court denies CFPB motions, keeps credit card late fee injunction

On December 6, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied the CFPB’s motion to dismiss a sole local plaintiff for lack of standing, as well as a motion to transfer the challenge to the CFPB’s credit...more

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The CFPB’s Credit Card Late Fee Rule Appears Doomed

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On December 6, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied a motion by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to dissolve a preliminary injunction that had enjoined its Credit...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - December 2024 # 2

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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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Texas Federal Court Denies CFPB’s Motions and Finds Plaintiffs Likely to Succeed on the Merits in Significant Credit Card Late Fee...

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In a significant development in the ongoing litigation over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Final Rule on credit card late fees, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied...more

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Open Banking Rules are Finally Here: What's Next for the Financial Services Industry

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On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-anticipated Open Banking Rule (the Open Banking Rule) under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, fundamentally reshaping the data-sharing...more

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Trade Group Challenges CFPB’s Buy Now Pay Later Rule

On October 18, a fintech trade group filed a complaint in a D.C. federal court challenging the CFPB’s interpretive rule on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) products. The rule, released last May, treats BNPL providers as credit card...more

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CFPB Enters into Consent Orders with Tech Company and Bank Over Credit Card Allegations

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On October 23, 2024, the CFPB announced that it had entered into separate consent orders with a large tech company and a bank over a joint credit card venture. The CFPB alleges that the credit card, which combined the tech...more

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Stop Staring at the Numbers

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Exhausted from navigating through an Excel model to discern the credit card inflow breakdown for Q2?  Advanced data visualization tools like Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, and QlikView, along with coding languages such as R and...more

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Case in which CFPB came to financial institutions’ defense dismissed

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An Illinois federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit that alleged that two Midwestern banks failed to provide repayment disclosures to borrowers, in a case that was unique because the CFPB came to the...more

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Georgia Grants Fiserv a Special Banking Charter: A Major Milestone for Fintech and Nonbank Direct Access to Card Networks

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In a significant development since our last post, Fiserv’s application for a merchant acquirer limited purpose bank (MALPB) charter has been approved by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. This approval marks a...more

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Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act: The Bill and the Backlash

On May 29, 2024, Illinois rocked the payments world by passing the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (“IFPA”) into law. With an effective date of July 1, 2025, the law would upend the way in which interchange is calculated in...more

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CFPB Keeps to Its Word by Issuing Additional Buy Now, Pay Later Guidance

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purred by increased online and mobile app shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market has experienced higher growth and popularity as an innovative consumer finance offering, particularly for...more

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