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• May 13, 2024

  Bank Lobbies Rattle Sabers At Fed Over Debit Swipe Fees

  Some of the same banking industry groups that sued over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's credit card late fee rule have urged the Federal Reserve to refrain from lowering a separate cap on debit card swipe fees, signaling it could be the next bank fee regulation to face a legal challenge if finalized.

• May 13, 2024

  11th Circ. Says Class Attys Self-Dealt In $35M TCPA Settlement

  The Eleventh Circuit on Monday dismissed a proposed $35 million settlement of a class action alleging GoDaddy.com violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unwanted marketing texts, saying the deal may have come by through nefarious means.

• May 13, 2024

  Banking Groups Oppose FDIC Position On Interstate Lending

  Two banking associations have argued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is trying to create a new regulation through its support of a Colorado state law aimed at reining in high-cost lending by claiming for the first time, in an amicus brief, that interstate loans are made in both the lender's and borrower's states.

• May 13, 2024

  BofA Let 'Off The Hook' In ATM Fee Row, 9th Circ. Told

  An attorney for a proposed class alleging Bank of America wrongly charged them for out-of-network balance inquiries at ATMs told a Ninth Circuit panel Monday that the district court erred in tossing all the claims by applying arguments about a different defendant. 

• May 13, 2024

  Chamber Asks Texas Judge To Stop FTC Noncompete Ban

  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked a Texas federal judge to issue a court order stopping the Federal Trade Commission's new noncompete rule from going into effect while litigation challenging the ban plays out, arguing the rule's enforcement would irreparably harm businesses and their employees.

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