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December

20
2023
Industry News

US Consumers Pick National Banks Most for Their Primary Credit Cards

It found that U.S. consumers prefer national banks for their primary credit cards over any other issuer, even if they have a primary bank account with another financial institution. This preference is stronger among clients from traditional FIs, but it also applies to digital-only bank clients.

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December

20
2023
Industry News

AG Ferguson proposes creation of bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Task Force

OLYMPIA Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he is partnering with Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, and Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, to propose legislation in the 2024 session to create an Artificial Intelligence Task Force. The task force will convene industry representatives, civil liberty groups, subject matter experts and other stakeholders to discuss AI benefits and risks and make recommendations to the Legislature.

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December

20
2023
Trends

NCUA Releases Q3 2023 State-Level Data Report

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Dec. 20, 2023) – Federally insured credit unions experienced growth in loans, positive net income, and delinquencies in the third quarter of 2023, along with a decline in assets, shares, and deposits, according to the latest NCUA Quarterly U.S. Map Review.

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December

20
2023
Industry News

CFPB Overdraft Fee Report Slams ‘Surprises,’ but Data Shows Usefulness

And as detailed here, in the report, titled “Overdraft and Nonsufficient Fund Fees: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey and Consumer Credit Panel,” the Bureau said that amid those surprises, credit cards are a “cheaper” form of credit. The CFPB also wrote that the “our analysis suggests that the majority of consumers charged overdraft and NSF fees have some credit available on a credit card during the period that they report the fees occurring.”

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December

20
2023
Industry News

CFPB and Justice Department Sue Developer and Lender Colony Ridge for Bait-and-Switch Land Sales and Predatory Financing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Justice Department today sued Colony Ridge, a Texas-based developer and lender, for operating an illegal land sales scheme and targeting tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers with false statements and predatory loans.

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