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March

17
2023
Industry News

Agency Contact Information

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is issuing this final rule to make non-substantive corrections and updates to Bureau and other Federal agency contact information found at certain locations in Regulations B, E, F, J, V, X, Z, and DD, including Federal agency contact information that must be provided with Equal Credit Opportunity Act adverse action notices and the Fair Credit Reporting Act Summary of Consumer Rights.

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March

17
2023
Industry News

Appeals Court Approves Settlement of Visa and Mastercard Antitrust Suit

A federal appeals court has approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought against Visa and Mastercard. The settlement, in which the payment card networks agreed to pay a total of $5.6 billion to 12 million merchants who brought an antitrust case against them, was approved Wednesday (March 15).

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March

16
2023
Industry News

Sterling Bancorp, Inc. to Plead Guilty to $69M Securities Fraud

A Southfield, Michigan-headquartered bank holding company has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for filing false securities statements relating to its 2017 initial public offering (IPO) and its 2018 and 2019 annual filings.

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March

16
2023
Trends

A recession could come sooner on cooling bank lending

Plummeting bond yields, steep drops in oil and stock prices, and a sharp jump in volatility are all signaling that investors fear a recession is now on the near horizon.

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March

16
2023
Industry News

FTC Launches Inquiry into Small Business Credit Reports

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into the small business credit reporting industry, ordering five firms in that industry to provide the Commission with detailed information about their products and processes. The orders will be issued to Dun & Bradstreet, Experian Information Solutions, Equifax, Ansonia Credit Data, and Creditsafe USA.

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