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CFPB Fines FNBO $32M Over ‘Illegal’ Credit Card Practices

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The CFPB will collect more than $32 million in fines from First National Bank of Omaha over credit card practices the regulator found to be deceptive. The bank has $18 billion in assets, is based in Omaha, NE, and is a unit of First National of Nebraska Inc. Credit card extras are a particular favorite target for the CFPB.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

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This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. Costco Card. Online lending .

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Surprises from the Consumer Financial Decision Making Conference (Behavioral Economics)

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Another case arises when consumers have high interest rate credit card debt. Anchoring on credit card disclosures is very powerful. Initial experiences with the new credit card disclosures shows that borrowers are anchoring on the minimum payment figure, and on occasion paying less each month than they otherwise would.

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The Roil Over B2B Payments Rails

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Omaha, Nebraska — Buffet’s birthplace — was the home of the First Transcontinental Railroad , which made railroads an important part of the Omaha economy. launched its Faster Payments scheme, after the regulator said the banks had to comply, but has amped up ever since, as regulators in a few other countries have followed in the U.K.’s

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