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The shifting EWA regulatory framework and its impact on bank partnerships and instant payment adoption

Tearsheet

Regarded as distinct from payday lenders and viewed as a means for 60% of Americans who live paycheck-to-paycheck to break free from debt, financial regulators remain hesitant to fully endorse on-demand pay’s effectiveness. Last month, Montana’s attorney general asserted that EWA should not be subject to lending regulations.

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CFPB Finalizes Rule Limiting Credit Card Late Fees

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

The rule targets a statutory loophole that the CFPB asserts large credit card issuers exploited to exact excessive late fees from consumers. The Rule establishes two main changes to credit card late fee practice: Safe harbor lowered: The late fee safe harbor threshold is lowered to $8.

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