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‘Federal law is not a suggestion’ CFPB warns as fintech to pay $4.55M

The agency has issued a stark warning to financial firms.

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Consumer watchdog questions the tax benefits of $116B HSAs, industry hits back

CFPB report says fees offset gains, but the ABA says it's inaccurate.

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  • July 11, 2023

CFPB slams BofA with quarter-billion-dollar settlement

The bureau will keep $90 million, with the rest going to consumers, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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Firms brace for SEC spotlight on electronic communications

Protecting investors from fraudulent, misleading or otherwise problematic electronic communications seems to be of the utmost importance to regulators.

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  • December 20, 2022

Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for mistreating customers

The bank's settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau deals with a variety of allegations and includes a $1.7 billion fine that's the biggest in CFPB history.

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  • November 5, 2022

Wells Fargo faces demand for fine exceeding $1B from CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pressuring the bank to pay the fine to settle a series of investigations into the bank's mistreatment of customers.

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  • August 31, 2021

Wells Fargo risks regulatory action over pace of restitutions

Regulators are privately signaling that they're still not satisfied with the bank's progress in compensating victims and shoring up controls.

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  • November 15, 2017

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Cordray to step down

His departure gives Trump a chance to remake the agency.