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Finances National 

CFPB Proposes Rule to Rein in Excessive Credit Card Late Fees

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 HRM Staff CARD ACT, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit Cards, illegal junk fee

By: CFPB Proposed rule seeks to close loophole exploited by companies to hike fees with inflation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the

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Administration Finances 

CFPB Seeks Public Input on Consumer Credit Card Market

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 HRM Staff Biennial Credit Card Market Report, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Protection, Credit Market, Market-Monitoring

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Feedback from consumers, industry, advocates will help inform biennial credit card market report WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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Administration Featured Finances 

CFPB Issues Guidance to Root Out Tactics Which Charge People Fees for Subscriptions They Don’t Want

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 HRM Staff CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission, Fees, Reoccurring Charges, Subscription Services, Subscriptions

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau New circular addresses dark patterns and other tricks used by companies to confuse and deceive

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Administration Featured Finances National 

CFPB and New York Attorney General Sue Credit Acceptance for Hiding Auto Loan Costs, Setting Borrowers Up to Fail

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 HRM Staff American Loans, Borrower Failure, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit Acceptance, Enforcement action, Hiding Auto Loan Cost, Lawsuit, New York Attorney General, Whistleblower

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  Major subprime auto lender targets Americans with loans that it predicts they cannot afford to

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Administration Events National 

CFPB and FHFA Publish Updated Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for Public Use

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 HRM Staff CFPB, COVID-19, Federal housing finance agency, FHFA, national survey of mortgage orignations

By:  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

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Administration Events Housing Local 

CFPB takes action against Carrington Mortgage for cheating homeowners out of CARES Act Rights

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 HRM Staff CARES Act, CFPB, housing

By: CFPB WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking action against Carrington Mortgage Services for deceptive

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Education Helpful Hints Local National 

CFPB Publishes New Bulletin Analyzing Rise in Crypto-Asset Complaints

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 HRM Staff "pig butchering", CFPB, complaint bulletin, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers, crypto coins, Crypto-assets, Cryptocurrency, FDIC Insurance claims, fraudulent transactions, Scams, transaction assests, transfer assets, victims of account hacks, Victims of fraud, victims of scams, victims of theft, virtual currencies

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “Pig butchering” and other scams lead list of crypto-asset complaints WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer

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Business Helpful Hints Local National 

CFPB Issues Guidance to Help Banks Avoid Charging Illegal Junk Fees on Deposit Accounts

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 HRM Staff CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Financial Institutions, Junk Fee Initiative

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Agency highlights surprise overdraft and surprise depositor fees WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection

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Administration Events National 

CFPB Takes Action Against Hello Digit for Lying to Consumers About Its Automated Savings Algorithm

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 HRM Staff CFPB, Hello digit, overdrafts, washington dc

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking action against Hello Digit, LLC,

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Administration National 

CFPB, DOJ Order Trident Mortgage Company to Pay More Than $22 Million for Deliberate Discrimination Against Minority Families

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 HRM Staff Berkshire Hathaway Inc, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Delaware, DOF, Maryland, Mortgage Loans, new jersey, pennsylvania, Trident Mortage, U.S. Department of Justice

By:  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settlement is the first government resolution involving illegal discrimination by a nonbank mortgage lender Washington,

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