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April

30
2024
Industry News

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions Announces Data Breach Affecting Over 1.9 Million Consumers’ SSNs

On April 26, 2024, Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, Inc. (“FBCS”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering unauthorized access to certain systems in its network

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April

29
2024
Industry News

Kansas Becomes Fourth State to Enact Earned Wage Access Legislation

On April 19, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill (HB) 2560 to regulate earned wage access (EWA) products and services. HB 2560 enacts the Earned Wage Access Services Act that requires EWA providers to be licensed by the state bank commissioner and comply with certain disclosure rules. Kansas follows Nevada, Missouri, and Wisconsin in enacting EWA legislation.

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April

29
2024
Industry News

CFPB Files Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment in Texas Small Business Lending Rule Lawsuit

The CFPB (or “Bureau”) filed a cross-motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit regarding the small business lending data collection and reporting rule, also known as the 1071 rule based on the Dodd-Frank section that requires the CFPB to adopt the rule (the “Rule”).

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April

29
2024
Industry News

doxo Responds to U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Misguided Litigation

SEATTLE, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the U.S Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against doxo, a company working to deliver a better bill-paying experience for consumers and billers, with a complaint that indicates a fundamental misunderstanding of the existing bill-pay market and the structural inefficiencies that work against consumers.

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April

29
2024
Trends

CFPB Supervisory Highlights Reflect Continued Emphasis on “Junk Fees”

On April 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the latest edition of its Supervisory Highlights, this time targeting so-called “junk fees” in the mortgage servicing industry. According to the CFPB, its examiners found that mortgage servicers continued to assess junk fees in a wide array of activities, including unnecessary property inspection fees and improper late fees

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