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May

13
2024
Industry News

Banks Urge Fed to Withdraw Rule Lowering Cap on Debit Interchange Fees

Beyond the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s new rule that would cap credit card late fees, banks are girding for the impact of the Federal Reserve’s updated Reg II proposal, which would cap debit interchange fees.

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May

10
2024
Industry News

Fifth Circuit Denies CFPB’s Petition for Panel Rehearing in Credit Card Late Fee Rule Lawsuit

On May 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order denying the CFPB’s (CFPB) petition for a panel rehearing and effectively setting the stage for a long-awaited ruling on a preliminary injunction in the ongoing lawsuit challenging the CFPB credit card late fee rule.

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May

10
2024
Compliance

No one is using your Social Security number to commit crimes. It’s a scam.

The phone rings. Your caller ID says it’s the Social Security Administration. You hesitate. You’re not expecting a call from them, and you’ve heard about impersonation scams. But something inside you makes you pick up. And everything you’re about to hear is designed to scare you into doing whatever the caller says.

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May

10
2024
Trends

Fed's Logan says US monetary policy may not be tight enough

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan on Friday said it's not clear if monetary policy is tight enough to bring inflation down to the U.S. central bank's 2% goal, and it is too soon to be cutting interest rates.

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May

10
2024
Trends

Financially Struggling Consumers Twice as Likely to Hit Credit Card Limit

The December installment of PYMNTS Intelligence’s “New Reality Check: The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report” series, “The Credit Card Use Deep Dive Edition,” drew from a survey of more than 3,200 U.S. consumers to examine their financial lifestyles and explore how they use credit cards to manage their cash flows to get by.

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