The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a blog post today that criticized banks that charge nonsufficient funds fees. The CFPB listed by name banks that have announced they are eliminating NSF fees and banks that have not made an announcement as of Apr. 1. The CFPB also stated that it is “closely scrutinizing whether and when charging these fees may be unlawful.”
ABA, associations reaffirm support for federal preemption of Illinois interchange law
ABA joined other national associations and state bankers associations in submitting a trio of letters expressing their support for recent actions by the OCC to reaffirm federal preemption of state attempts to regulate interchange fees, as in Illinois.









