January, 2025

January, 2025

Gensler Says Crypto Oversight Still Essential
Gary Gensler will step down as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Jan. 20 with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. But that didn’t stop Gensler from expressing ...

Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports May Have Unintended Consequences
The promise of eliminating medical debt from credit reports — per the finalized rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — is that consumers’ credit scores will go up, and in so...

CBW Says FDIC’s $20 Million AML Fine ‘Unreasonable’
CBW Bank, with roughly $90 million in assets, filed a suit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) contending that $20.4 million in penalties assessed against the bank for alleged failures ...

X CEO Linda Yaccarino Unveils X Money at CES 2025
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is taking steps toward its goal of becoming a super app. According to multiple media reports on Wednesday (Jan. 8), the company is planning to roll out X Mon...

Google Facing Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action Lawsuit
Tech giant Google is scheduled to be back in court Aug. 18, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 8) Reuters report. A federal judge in California denied a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging G...

CFPB Permits Financial Data Exchange to Set Open Banking Standards
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has recognized Financial Data Exchange (FDX) as a standard-setting body, allowing it to issue standards that companies can use to help them comply with ...

This Week in Web3: Blockchain for Business and Crypto Markets Regulation
The cryptocurrency industry has seen many milestones since bitcoin’s launch in 2009, but 2025 could be a watershed year. The sector stands at a crossroads. Proponents believe that, buoyed by regula...

Chime to Offer Free In-App Tax Filing
While death and taxes are the only guarantees in life, paying to file taxes is up there as a near certainty. According to page 107 of the 2024 Form 1040 instructions, the average cost of filing a basi...

Digital Ecosystems and AI Take the Wheel at CES
Partnerships between automakers and tech giants are reshaping vehicles into interconnected, software-driven products, with AI poised to redefine customer interactions and revolutionize the driving exp...

Revolving Credit Drops 12% in November as Consumers Trim Balances
November’s stats from the Federal Reserve on consumer credit — known as the G.19 report — show a reversal from recent months, where households kept borrowing, padding balances, and using cards a...

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