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March

7
2023
Industry News

FTC Extends Public Comment Period on Its Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses Until April 19

The Federal Trade Commission voted to extend the public comment period for its proposed new rule to ban employers from imposing noncompetes on their workers. With the extension, the FTC will now be accepting comments on the proposed rule until April 19. Originally, the deadline for submitting comments was March 20.

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March

7
2023
Industry News

CFPB and NLRB Announce Information Sharing Agreement to Protect American Consumers and Workers from Illegal Practices

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today signed an information sharing agreement, creating a formal partnership between the two agencies to better protect American families and to address practices that harm workers in the “gig economy” and other labor markets.

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March

6
2023
Industry News

FTC Sends Nearly $2.4 Million to Raging Bull Customers After the Company Agrees to Settle Charges of Bogus Earnings Claims

The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling nearly $2.4 million to consumers who paid subscription fees to the online stock trading site RagingBull.com, a company the FTC says used bogus earnings claims to trick consumers.

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March

6
2023
Industry News

U.S. CFPB's bid to curb late credit card fees faces strong opposition

March 06 (Reuters) - A U.S. consumer watchdog's proposal to slash late fees on credit cards is facing a rough road ahead as lenders gear up for what could turn out to be a fierce battle with the agency, industry experts and analysts said.

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March

6
2023
Trends

Older mortgage applicants are more likely to be rejected, study finds

The older you get, the weaker your chances are at getting approved for a mortgage or refinance, according to a new study. Rejection rates spiked the most after borrowers crossed 70 and were most common among men, according to a brief from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College that summarized a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia study analyzing 5 million single-borrower loan applications from 2018-2020.

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