Sen. Warren blasts CFPB director for undermining Trump’s credit card affordability push

Sen. Warren blasts CFPB director for undermining Trump’s credit card affordability push

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Kevin Mohatt | Kevin Lamarque | | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of undermining President Donald Trump’s stated push to make credit cards more affordable, according … Read more

Trump sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase over debanking the suit calls ‘political’

Trump sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase over debanking the suit calls ‘political’

President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, on Thursday for closing accounts belonging to Trump and related entities in early 2021, in what the lawsuit calls political actions. The closures came on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol, and Trump exiting the … Read more

Trump’s credit card rate cap plan has unclear path, ‘devastating’ risks, bank insiders say

Trump’s credit card rate cap plan has unclear path, ‘devastating’ risks, bank insiders say

Bank executives were sent scrambling over the weekend after President Donald Trump declared late Friday that American credit card companies would be subject to a 10% cap on the interest rate they can charge customers. The move sent shares of large banks including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America down between 1% … Read more

Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers

Instacart to pay  million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers

Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Instacart will pay $60 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it misled users with false advertising and deployed “unlawful subscription enrollment” practices. The federal agency alleged that Instacart used deceptive tactics in its subscription sign-up and “satisfaction guarantee” advertising that caused … Read more

U.S. sues Sen. Jim Justice, wife for $5.1 million in unpaid taxes dating to 2009 as legal woes mount

U.S. sues Sen. Jim Justice, wife for .1 million in unpaid taxes dating to 2009 as legal woes mount

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice holds up his dog Babydog as he comes to the end of his State of the State speech in the House chambers, at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Chris Dorst | Charleston Gazette | AP The U.S. government on Monday sued Sen. Jim … Read more