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Banks' 'courtesy' loans at soaring rates irk consumers
Published July 9, 2009, 10:04 pm, USA Today
Even as regulators crack down on abusive mortgage and credit card practices, another type of lending threatens to mire consumers in a credit trap.
How Banks, Marketers Aid Scams
Published July 9, 2009, 8:40 pm, WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance
Karen Blumenthal talks about some common practices at banks and marketers that made it harder to stop an elderly relative from sending money to scammers.
USA Today Hits the Overdraft Racket Hard
Published July 9, 2009, 12:11 pm, Columbia Journalism Review
USA Today has a superb story this morning that latches onto the overdraft-charges story and takes it into new territory. The paper’s Kathy Chu gets a hold of some industry internal memos that confirm how it thinks about this profit center.
Banking and Financial
Published July 9, 2009, 11:22 am, Mondaq
The CFPAA applies generally to consumer financial products or services. Consumer financial products or services are defined as financial products or services primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
Banks' ''courtesy'' loans at soaring rates irk consumers
Published July 9, 2009, 10:02 am, WTSP-TV Tampa
Even as regulators crack down on abusive mortgage and credit card practices, another type of lending threatens to mire consumers in a credit trap with "courtesy overdraft".
Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Michael Barr before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce ...
Published July 8, 2009, 7:11 am, United States Department of the Treasury
Thank you, Chairman Rush and Ranking Member Radanovich, for providing me with this opportunity to testify about the Administration's proposal to establish a new, strong financial regulatory agency charged with just one job: looking out for consumers across the financial services landscape.
National Lending Associates, Inc. Launches the TuitionFlex Program
Published July 8, 2009, 3:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
National Lending Associates, Inc. is formally announcing today the launch of its TuitionFlex tuition payment program.
Community Banks Say Meeting TILA and RESPA Requirements Top List of Key Compliance Concerns According to Survey
Published July 7, 2009, 8:07 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
MINNEAPOLIS----Regulatory compliance professionals at community banks will most likely spend a significant amount of their time meeting Truth-in-Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act requirements during the next 12 months, according to a recent Wolters Kluwer Financial Services survey.
Mortgages Made Simpler
Published July 4, 2009, 3:40 pm, New York Times
Obama administration proposals would require financial institutions to offer “plain vanilla” mortgages that even the most unsophisticated borrowers can understand.
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