Dec 8, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
Chopra Announces Enhanced Supervisory and Enforcement Scrutiny of Banks Heavily Dependent on Overdraft Fees In an effort to eradicate what he sees as illegal overdraft fee practices, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), recently...
Nov 17, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Congressional Legislation, News
More Than 20 Governors Urge Congress to Add Cannabis Banking to Defense Bill More than 20 governors signed a joint letter to members of Congress earlier this month, advocating for them to add cannabis banking legislation to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act...
Nov 1, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Bank Overdraft Fees Hit Record Highs During Pandemic A recent survey from Bankrate found that Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF, commonly known as overdraft) fees rose to their highest amount ever last year as Americans struggled to make ends meet during COVID-19. The average...
Oct 18, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
US Postal Service Pilots Paycheck Cashing Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently started piloting a paycheck-cashing service in select markets that financial experts say could potentially change the way low-wage and financially underserved Americans access...
Oct 13, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Average Used Vehicle Loan Amount Reaches Record High in Q2 2021 The average used vehicle loan amount hit a record high in the second quarter of 2021, reaching $23,365 (up from $21,357 in Q2 2020). The rise in prices comes as the global semiconductor shortage is...
Oct 4, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Mastercard Building Bank-Driven Buy Now Pay Later Platform In a press release last week, Mastercard announced that it is building a bank-driven Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform called “Mastercard Installments” that will allow borrowers to apply for loans through...