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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. The CFPB has ordered the bank to pay out $27.75

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Deep Dive: Why CU-Issued Credit Cards Face An Uphill Battle

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Seventy-one percent of respondents said credit cards were imperative when deciding the FIs with which they want to do business, for example. percent of all CU members — currently offer some sort of credit card. billion in credit card debt as of March 2019, according to the U.S. percent of credit card debt held by banks.

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CFPB Fines First National Bank of Omaha for Add-On Products

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Two federal regulators have ordered First National Bank of Omaha to pay a total of $35 million over charges that the bank engaged in deceptive marketing of credit card add-on products that some consumers allegedly never received.

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CFPB and OCC settles claims of alleged unlawful practices for credit card add-on products

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with First National Bank of Omaha to settle charges that the bank engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with the marketing and sale of credit card add-on products and the billing of consumers for such products.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

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This week saw three very big names in retail and payments weigh in on the debate over gun control in an attempt to push the market toward regulating itself with or without government intervention. Additionally, the First National Bank of Omaha announced it will stop issuing an NRA-branded Visa card.

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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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Ballard Spahr Submits Comment Letter to OCC in Support of Proposed True Lender Rule

CFPB Monitor

93a, the OCC is generally “authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the responsibilities of the office.” First of Omaha Service Corp., The OCC clearly has the authority to adopt the Proposed Rule. Under 12 U.S.C. § 12 U.S.C. § 1 (emphasis added). 251, 256-257 (1995) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted).

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