Oct 28, 2022 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
FDIC Releases 2021 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households Results, Finding that Number of Banked Households Rose to Nearly 96 Percent Earlier this week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released the results of its 2021 National Survey...
Oct 26, 2022 | Federal Regulation, Financial Literacy, News
CFPB Report Details Impacts of Overdraft Fees on Economically Insecure Older Adults The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released a report highlighting how overdraft fees affect economically insecure older adults. Most financial institutions charge an...
Oct 21, 2022 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds CFPB Funding Mechanism is Unconstitutional On Wednesday night, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited ruling which found that the independent funding mechanism Congress established to insulate the Bureau from...
Oct 5, 2022 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB to Toughen Caps on Credit Card Late Fees Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra has set a framework for the CFPB to issue a rule next year to determine if credit card late fees are set at reasonable levels, and whether they should...
Sep 30, 2022 | Federal Regulation, News
White House Nominates Two Republican FDIC Board Members, Plans to Nominate Permanent Leader in Coming Weeks Last week President Joe Biden nominated two Republicans to fill minority party positions on the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), and said he...
Sep 21, 2022 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Aims to Bring Credit Card Protections to Buy Now Pay Later The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering ways to regulate “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) companies, which have surged in popularity since the pandemic, with the Bureau saying that it...