Congressional Democrats Renew Push to Pass Overdraft Fee Legislation
Congressional Democrats Renew Push to Pass Overdraft Fee Legislation Last month, sources told American Banker that the House Financial Services Committee had set aside the Overdraft Protection Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y) to introduce a...
Michigan Rate Cap Initiative Fails to Make Ballot
Michigan Rate Cap Initiative Fails to Make Ballot Last week, Michigan’s Board of Canvassers declined to certify a proposal to cap interest rates on certain loans that campaign organizers hoped to put on the Michigan ballot in November. While the group organizing the...
CFPB Creates Oversight Office to Deal with Congressional Probes
CFPB Creates Oversight Office to Deal with Congressional Probes A recent internal memo authored by Deputy CFPB Director Zixta Q. Martinez revealed that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is creating a new Office of Oversight to manage an expected increase...
N.Y. Department of Financial Services Announces New Guidance on Overdraft and NSF Fees
N.Y. Department of Financial Services Announces New Guidance on Overdraft and NSF Fees The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently issued new guidance prohibiting unfair and deceptive overdraft and nonsufficient funds (NSF) fees. “Access to...
