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Fifth Third Bank Sued By CFPB Over Fake Accounts

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp alleging that employees opened accounts for customers without their consent in an effort to reach sales targets, according to reports on Tuesday (March 10). The CFPB filed a complaint with the U.S.

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US agencies provide advice for combatting elder financial exploitation

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state financial regulators issued a joint statement this (..)

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Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto

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Plus, the chief of the CFPB stepped down at Biden’s request. Former Ripple advisor and Treasury Department official Michael Barr is anticipated to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under President Joe Biden. Biden Asks Consumer Protection Chief Kraninger To Step Down. president.

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Congress Blasts Former Wells Fargo Bosses Over Resignations

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Officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) included Duke on letters about things the bank needed to address. The report also said investigations showed that the “attitudes and failures on the part of Ms. Duke and Mr. Quigley” were alarming. .

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Wells Fargo Chair Quits Before Testimony

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Waters said the two also did not follow legal orders with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve Board and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)

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 FinTech Reg Sandbox Takes Shape Via CFPB

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said this past week that it is linking up with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, eyeing a regulatory sandbox for FinTech firms. The sandbox is getting a bit bigger — the regulatory kind, that is.

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CFPB And OCC Confirm Wells Fargo’s $1B Fine

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According to CNN Money earlier on Friday (April 20), fining Wells Fargo $1 billion would be a departure for Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the CFPB. As the head of the CFPB, he has halted all new actions, postponed increased regulation on the payday lending market and dropped lawsuits against companies in that space.

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