Report: Student loan holders facing long wait times, application delays
Student loan holders are reportedly facing several significant hurdles in paying off their student loans after repayments resumed in October.
Student loan holders are reportedly facing several significant hurdles in paying off their student loans after repayments resumed in October.
College-sponsored financial products often have higher fees and more restrictive terms and conditions compared to typical market products, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Atlantic Union Bank $6.2 million for allegedly illegally enrolling thousands of customers in checking account overdraft programs.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Bank of America $12 million for submitting false mortgage lending information to the federal government.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Plano, Texas-based Toyota Motor Credit Corp., $60 million for preventing borrowers from canceling product bundles which increased their monthly car loan payments.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined online lender Enova International $15 million for allegedly illegally withdrawing funds from customers’ bank accounts without permission.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to supervise large nonbanks that offer digital wallets and payment applications.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Citi $25.9 million and ordered the megabank to redress customers for allegedly discriminating against Armenian American credit card applicants over a period of six years.
Credit card companies charged consumers more than $130 billion in interest and fees last year, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau biennial report to Congress.
Open banking requires large institutions — banks, credit unions and other companies that hold consumer accounts — to allow customers to request their financial data held with fintechs, other banks and online lenders. The proposal would ban financial institutions from misusing or wrongfully using consumer financial data and require them to share such data with third parties by consumer request.