Interchange proposals being considered in Washington, D.C., will make using credit cards riskier and more expensive, wrote Kathy Harrington, president of Heartland Credit Union, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., in the Brainerd Dispatch this week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Citi to pay $25.9 million in fines and consumer redress for intentionally and illegally discriminating against credit card applicants the bank identified as Armenian American. From 2015 through 2021, Citi singled out for discrimination applicants for certain credit card products, based on their surnames, whom it suspected of being of Armenian descent.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing to supervise larger nonbank companies that offer services like digital wallets and payment apps. Driven largely by Big Tech and other large technology firms, digital payment apps and wallets continue to grow in popularity, but many of the companies are not subject to CFPB supervisory examinations.
San Francisco, CA – Eric Maldonado, business development manager for Redwood Credit Union, was recently honored by the Hispanic Chambers of Commerce of San Francisco (HCCSF) for his leadership and contribution in serving the small business community.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 7, 2023) – The National Credit Union Administration has awarded $400,000 in Community Development Revolving Loan Fund grants to support innovative credit union pilot projects.
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