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Golden Years Going Plastic: AARP Finds Older Adults Swiping for Survival

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Why it matters: For professionals in debt collection agencies, debt buying companies, fintechs, banks, credit unions, and consumer finance firms, these findings underscore a growing vulnerability among older borrowers. Credit card debt can jeopardize retirement security.

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Credit Union Trades Applaud CFPB Decision To Supervise Fintechs

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s decision to establish supervisory powers over nonbank financial institutions will level the playing field and subject those companies to much-needed scrutiny, credit union trade groups informed the agency Tuesday. Response From Credit Union Trade Groups.

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National Credit Union Trade Associations Announce Intent to Merge

Troutman Sanders

On August 1, the two major national credit union trade associations — the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) — announced plans to merge and create a new organization called America’s Credit Unions.

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Update: Members of National Credit Union Trade Associations Overwhelmingly Vote to Merge

Troutman Sanders

As discussed here , on August 1, the two major national credit union trade associations — the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) — announced plans to merge and create a new organization called America’s Credit Unions.

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Credit Union Trade Associations Move to Intervene in Case Challenging CFPB’s Enforcement of its Section 1071 Rule

Troutman Sanders

This filing comes just three days after CUNA and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) sent a joint letter to the CFPB urging it to stay enforcement and implementation of the Final Rule for all covered financial institutions until after the U.S.

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Banking Groups Ask CFPB to Conduct Research Into Overdraft Fees Before Making Decisions

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Five of the nation’s major banking trade groups have sent a letter to Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, asking the Bureau to conduct a consumer study or focus groups before making any decisions on what to do about overdraft fees, arguing that the information published by the CFPB so far … The post Banking (..)

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Credit Union Trade Associations Urge CFPB to Stay Implementation of its Section 1071 Final Rule

Troutman Sanders

Given the effect of the [injunction order] on the overall distribution of compliance burdens across the financial sector, we ask that you consider broader relief.”