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November

16
2022
Industry News

CFPB lawsuit against All American Check Cashing ends in settlement

The CFPB and All American Check Cashing have agreed to a settlement in the CFPB’s enforcement action filed against All American in 2016 for alleged violations of the CFPA’s UDAAP prohibition in connection with check cashing services and small dollar loans offered by All American.

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November

16
2022
Industry News

FTC Extends Deadline by Six Months for Compliance with Some Changes to Financial Data Security Rule

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is extending by six months the deadline for companies to comply with some of the changes the agency implemented to strengthen the data security safeguards financial institutions must put in place to protect their customers’ personal information. The deadline for complying with some of the updated requirements of the Safeguards Rule is now June 9, 2023.

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November

16
2022
Trends

CFPB financial report fiscal year 2022

The financial report provides readers with the summary results of the CFPB’s operational activity, and it is the principal statement of our accountability to the American people, the United States Congress, and the President of the United States.

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November

16
2022
Industry News

NCUA Chairman Harper Testifies on State of the Credit Union Industry at Senate Hearing

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 15, 2022) – NCUA Chairman Todd M. Harper, along with other financial regulatory agency principals, testified today at a hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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November

15
2022
Industry News

CFPB Reports Highlight Problems with Tenant Background Checks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two reports on the tenant background check industry. The reports describe how errors in these background checks contribute to higher costs and barriers to quality rental housing. Too often, these background checks – which purport to contain valuable tenant background information – are filled with largely unvalidated information of uncertain accuracy or predictive value. While renters bear the costs of errors and false information in these reports, they have few avenues to make tenant screening companies fix their sloppy procedures. The CFPB’s analysis of more than 24,000 complaints highlighted the renter challenges associated with the industry’s failures to remove wrong, old, or misleading information and to provide adequate investigations of disputed information.

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