Feds move to crack down on ‘excessive’ credit-card late fees
President Joe Biden is spotlighting new moves by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to cut excessive credit-card late fees that cost American families about $12 billion each year. The CFPB unveiled proposals that will potentially save Americans up to $9 billion a year by targeting late fees that are currently protected by an “expansive” immunity […]
Credit Acceptance shares tumble 12% after regulators sue, claim illegal subprime auto lending practices
Shares of subprime auto giant Credit Acceptance Corp CACC, -11.61% tumbled about 12% on Wednesday after New York Attorney General Letitia James and a key U.S. consumer watchdog sued the lender, saying it has been illegally tricking low-income borrowers into high-cost car loans that lead to a debt spiral. The lawsuit aims to force Credit […]