Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Bank of America to repay $100 million to customers who were charged multiple penalty fees when their accounts did not have enough money to cover payments, as well as those who did not receive the credit card rewards they were promised. The bank was also fined for opening a small number of accounts without customers' authorization.
July 11 -
Sonata Bank is piloting a mobile bank account with fringe benefits for employees of franchise restaurants.
July 11 -
Leigh Brady recently took over as chief executive of SECU, the second-largest credit union in the U.S. Don't look for any mergers under her leadership, Brady said, but she will focus on branch expansion and improving SECU's use of technology.
July 11 -
Mass arbitration is a fact of life in modern consumer finance litigation. Those hoping it will go away through court decisions or legislative change are primed to be sorely disappointed.
July 11 -
Adjusted for inflation, consumer spending has largely stalled after surging at the start of the year. Delinquency rates, meanwhile, are ticking up.
July 10 -
Some of the biggest banks on Wall Street are expected to go to trial in Illinois next month to face allegations they inflated interest rates on bonds to finance public works.
July 10 -
New regulations on small-dollar lending are leaving consumers with few viable options when they need emergency access to cash.
July 10 -
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California Bankers Association taps insider as next CEO, Spotify cuts off subscribers who use Apple's high-cost payments, Relay Payments backs auto-racing team and more in this week's banking news roundup.
July 7