Cash App, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

US CFPB fines Cash App-parent Block over insufficient fraud protection
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty, citing fraud and weak security protocols on its mobile payment service Cash App. The regulator said Block,
Consumer Finance Watchdog Asks Block To Pay $175M Over Cash App Deficiencies: Retail Remains Unfazed
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Block Inc., the operator of peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, to pay $175 million in refunds, compensation, and penalties for certain deficiencies.
Cash App Owner Hit With Fines in Back-to-Back Settlements
Block Inc. was fined by dozens of state regulators and then ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to refund consumers in two separate settlements in the last 24 hours over Cash App. The CFPB Thursday ordered Block,
US consumer finance watchdog fines payments firm Block over Cash App operations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty citing fraud and weak security protocols on its mobile payment service Cash App.
Cash App customers to see refunds after $175 million settlement
Cash App's parent, Block Inc., settled two regulatory actions, one with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and another with state agencies.
Cash App operator Block to pay $175 million for fraud failures
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) imposed a penalty on Block, the operator of the Cash App, for its failure to effectively address fraud on its platform. The company has been ordered to pay a total of $175 million,
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What Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is a government agency that oversees the consumer finance industry, ...
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What the Future May Hold for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Open Banking Rule
Will the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recently promulgated open banking rule survive under the new Congress ...
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CFPB Releases Report Highlighting Consumer Use of Buy Now, Pay Later Products
On January 13, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a report providing its analysis of the growth and impact of Buy ...
Consumer fights back and wins dismissal of wrongful debt lawsuit
Debt collectors sue millions of Americans every year. Typically, the consumer does not respond and the debt collector wins.
Experian accused of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes
A top watchdog agency for consumer finance has accused the credit rating company Experian of failing to properly investigate ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pursues Action to Stop Kickback to Brokerages for Steering Consumers to Rocket Mortgage
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed an action on December 23, 2024, against Rocket Home Real Estate LLC (“Rocket Homes”), a ...
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Experian credit bureau sued for allegedly failing to properly probe consumer complaints
Experian, one of the nation’s largest credit bureaus, was sued Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly improperly handling consumer disputes, which could lead to lower ...
No magic ‘wand’ for the GOP in scrapping consumer rules
A flurry of recent actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has left Republicans seething about “midnight ...