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May

21
2024
Industry News

Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement Requiring Liberty Tax to Stop Deceptive Advertising

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Liberty Tax (Liberty) for running deceptive advertisements that misled consumers into thinking they were getting a free advance on their tax refund when they were actually taking out a high-cost loan.

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May

21
2024
Industry News

From the Web: House Financial Services Member Challenges CFPB Approach to Rulemaking

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds says the CFPB’s pending rule on credit reporting and medical debt has unintended consequences that lack proper review and would lead to more upfront costs required by health care providers.

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May

21
2024
Industry News

CFPB Targeting ‘Lack of Competition’ in Credit Reporting, Credit Scores

In prepared remarks for a speech at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said Monday (May 20) that the agency is doing so at a time when mortgage lenders have told it that costs for credit reports and scores have increased by as much as 400% since 2022.

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May

21
2024
Industry News

Justice Department and Stanford University to Cohost Workshop “Promoting Competition in Artificial Intelligence”

The Justice Department and Stanford University will hold a public workshop on May 30 to discuss the state of competition across the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology industry from the chip to the app.

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May

21
2024
Industry News

Congress Sets Stage for FinServ Regulation to Heat Up This Summer

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau got an effective “green light” from the Supreme Court to keep operating, and as several bills have made their way out of committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, it’s gearing up to be a long summer of heated debate on financial services regulation.

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