By Jeff Dale2024-05-07T17:48:00
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Chime Financial to pay $3.25 million in penalties for allegedly delaying consumer refunds past its promised 14-day timeframe.
Chime agreed to pay at least $1.3 million in redress to harmed consumers in reaching settlement, the CFPB announced in a press release Tuesday.
The financial technology company further agreed to implement a compliance plan; provide compliance progress reports; and update its board and chief executive on compliance obligations, including reporting, recordkeeping, and monitoring requirements, according to its consent order.
2024-07-09T20:04:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank will pay $20 million in penalties to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly opening fake bank accounts and wrongfully repossessing customers’ vehicles.
2024-06-20T17:09:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Freedom Mortgage Corp. would have to pay a $3.95 million fine and carry out regular auditing and testing of its loan data under a proposed order by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
2024-05-02T16:24:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Digital wallet company PayPal disclosed it won’t face enforcement regarding a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau probe into its subsidiary Venmo.
2025-09-11T20:53:00Z By Neil Hodge
Europe’s banking regulator warns that weak compliance at fintech, regtech, and crypto firms may let money laundering and terrorist financing risks slip through. The EBA also found EU regulators’ approaches are often inconsistent and unclear.
2025-09-10T22:24:00Z By Adrianne Appel
California, Colorado, and Connecticut launched a joint enforcement sweep against businesses that fail to honor consumers’ online opt-out requests, the states announced Tuesday.
2025-09-09T16:51:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
A Houston-based freight forwarder, Fracht FWO Inc., will pay $1.6 million for violating U.S. sanctions tied to Venezuela and Iran, according to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The fine comes as OFAC ramps up enforcement in recent months.
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