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Texas judge moves CFPB's $8 credit card late fee case to DC

American Banker

Pittman sided with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in ordering the case be moved from Texas to the District of Columbia due to "forum shopping." Judge Mark T.

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Federal judge orders Chamber to explain why late fee lawsuit was filed in Texas

American Banker

A Texas judge ordered the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to explain why it sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Texas to halt the bureau's $8 credit card late fee rule after the bureau filed a motion accusing the trade group of "forum shopping."

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Credit Card Surcharges OK’ed In New York

PYMNTS

In the wake of court filings this week that effectively ended a challenge to surcharges on credit card transactions in New York, merchants in the Empire State can indeed embrace those fees, contingent upon stating those costs to consumers up front. New York has banned the ban. What’s in a name, then?

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Judge recuses himself in lawsuit over CFPB's $8 credit card late fees

American Banker

A Texas judge has recused himself from a case that pits the largest credit card issuers against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a rule that would eliminate $10 billion in late fees.

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CardX CEO: Ban On Card Surcharge Ban May Lead to Lower Interchange Fees

PYMNTS

Will the ban on the credit card surcharge automatically lead to significantly higher prices when consumers opt for the plastic (via card or digital wallets) at the pump, at the counter … or pretty much anywhere? In New York this month, credit card surcharges got the okay. Maybe, maybe not. As Webster recounted Monday (Jan.

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CFPB and trade groups ask Texas federal court to lift stay of lawsuit challenging payday loan rule but disagree over next steps

CFPB Monitor

Following the court’s initial stay of the lawsuit, the court entered an order in November 2018 staying the August 19, 2019 compliance date for both the 2017 Rule’s ability-to-repay provisions and its payment provisions. While both sides now agree that the stay of the lawsuit should be lifted, they disagree on next steps.

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Credit Card E-Filing Fees Capped In California

PYMNTS

The high fees charged by private firms that are hired by the courts to operate e-filing systems and that are often passed onto consumers who pay with a credit card have been capped by a bill approved by California Governor Jerry Brown on Sept. Convenience fees charged by Tyler range from 2.75 percent to 3.5 There were 7.5