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CFPB Slaps Equifax With $15Million Fine for Mishandling Consumer Credit Disputes

The Fintech Times

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the consumer protection agency in the US, has hit Equifax with a $15million fine, after it found that the nationwide consumer reporting agency failed to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes.

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CFPB Takes Action to Ensure Consumers Can Dispute Charges and Obtain Refunds on Buy Now, Pay Later Loans

Fintech Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an interpretive rule that confirms that Buy Now, Pay Later lenders are credit card providers. Accordingly, Buy Now, Pay Later lenders must provide consumers some key legal protections and rights that apply to conventional credit cards.

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US Consumer Watchdog Decision Offers BNPL Users Credit Card-Level Protections

The Fintech Times

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a US government agency responsible for protecting consumers in the financial sector, has ruled that buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders must treat consumers as credit card providers do, ensuring they receive the same key protections.

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Navigating BNPL’s Future: The Jifiti Group CEO Yaacov Martin on the CFPB’s New Ruling

Finovate

Late last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule stating that Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lenders are credit card providers. Martin : The CFPB’s new interpretive rule might have an impact on international BNPL operations as this U.S. territories.

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US moves to regulate BNPL the same as credit cards

Neopay

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new interpretation under the existing Truth in Lending Act. Regardless of whether a shopper swipes a credit card or uses Buy Now, Pay Later, they are entitled to important consumer protections under longstanding laws and regulations already on the books.”

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OCC Issues Policy Guidance on Buy Now, Pay Later Lending

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Compliance Risk Compliance with various consumer protection-related laws and regulations [1] is critical for banks furnishing BNPL loans to ensure that obligations are understood and met on both sides of the transaction.

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What is Regulation F?

Payment Savvy

In 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published two rules which implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). While the revised legislation currently offers greater consumer protections, it is also likely to result in new consumer abuses.