Consumer protection bill riles financial institutions

Consumer protection bill riles financial institutions

(The Center Square) - Democratic legislators are moving forward with a bill intended to curb excessive fees levied by financial institutions when a customer has insufficient funds to cover a transaction.

News Release: Nearly 200 groups demand Senate oppose defunding critical consumer protection agency - Americans for Financial Reform

Today a group of 193 civil rights, community, consumer, labor, faith-based, small business, farm, and other organizations urged the Senate to stand up for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and oppose devastating attacks on its budget and independence in the budget reconciliation bill. The post News Release: Nearly 200 groups demand Senate oppose defunding critical consumer protection agency appeared first on Americans for Financial…

Consumer rights: Deal on out-of-court dispute resolution rules

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Alternative dispute resolution allows consumers and traders to resolve disputes quickly and inexpensively without going to court  New measures to improve traders’ participation and raise consumer awareness  Allowing participation of third-country traders  Thursday’s agreement between Parliament and Council aims to increase consumer awareness and encou…