Overdraft Class Actions: What Credit Unions Need to Know in 2022

Overdraft Class Actions: What Credit Unions Need to Know in 2022

With class-action overdraft lawsuits on the rise, Patrick Sickels explains how credit unions can get into trouble with fees and ambiguous phrasing and what steps you can take to protect your credit union.

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CFPB: Crackdown on Overdraft Policies is Coming

CFPB: Crackdown on Overdraft Policies is Coming

The CFPB intends to crack down on financial institutions that charge the largest fees for overdrafts and is considering “a wide variety of regulatory interventions” to better supervise such fees, Director Rohit Chopra said.

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Five Legal Trends To Be Aware Of

Five Legal Trends To Be Aware Of

Internal Auditor Patrick Sickels details a few recent trends in litigation that credit unions should be on the lookout for, and how they can ensure they won’t be targeted.

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Recapping the May 2020 NCUA Board Meeting

Recapping the May 2020 NCUA Board Meeting

What happens when a board chair takes for granted the votes he receives in his favor? Vic Pantea deliverers notes on the May NCUA Board Meeting and wonders what went wrong for Chairman Hood as the board voted on an interim final rule concerning credit union overdraft policies.

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