A recent Senate subcommittee hearing on the CFPB’s efforts to rein in junk fees was deeply divided along partisan lines. Also, a former CFPB deputy director panned the administration’s work around junk fees.
The CFPB has accused USASF Servicing of illegally disabling consumers’ vehicles, failure to refund premiums, double-billing and incorrect repossessions.
The consent orders related to Bank of America’s practice of charging repeat nonsufficient funds fees, denying rewards to credit card consumers and opening unauthorized credit card accounts.
The Seventh Circuit held that lenders are not liable for how credit reporting agencies interpret information provided on an automated credit dispute verification form.
Consumer financial services trade groups offered their two cents to the CFPB on its April policy statement on abusive acts and practices, arguing the agency had failed to provide specific standards for abusive conduct. Further, they claimed, the current draft would create massive risks for financial institutions.
Attorney James Sandy of McGlinchey Stafford said that while there’s no legal definition of a junk fee, the CFPB has offered several examples, that can provide some lessons to financial institutions.
The $25 million settlement is the CFPB’s first enforcement action brought over information handling practices in processing mortgage payments. The settlement is tied to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.
The bureau initiated 32 fair lending investigations in 2022. The most common issue leading to supervisory communication was related to mortgage origination underwriting policies and guidelines.
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