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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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BoA Goes Micro With Consumer Loan Up To $500

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In March, five federal regulatory agencies — the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The bank is limiting eligibility to customers who have had a BoA checking account for a year.

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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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Federal Agencies Ask Lenders To Offer Small Loans To Ease Coronavirus Impact

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In a joint statement issued on Thursday (March 26), the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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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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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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Wells Fargo Balks At Auto Loan Scandal Compensation Remedy

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In June, Wells Fargo submitted a plan to regulators as part of a $1 billion settlement it reached with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).