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  • February 13, 2026

    Fintech's Home Equity Product Is Predatory Loan, Suit Says

    Fintech firm Hometap Equity Partners LLC faces class action claims in New Jersey federal court that its "complex, confusing and high-risk" home equity products are predatory loans in disguise that violate federal and state consumer protection laws and could cost consumers their homes.

  • February 13, 2026

    Banking, Fintech Groups Clash Over OCC Trust Rule Update

    Banking groups have warned the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that it's overstepping its authority with a proposal to update the scope of national trust company operations, while fintech groups that the rule change would ostensibly benefit have applauded the measure.

  • February 13, 2026

    FinCEN Opens Online Portal For Whistleblower Tips

    An enforcement arm of the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday launched a webpage for confidential whistleblower tips on fraud, money laundering and sanctions violations, touting financial awards for eligible tips.

  • February 13, 2026

    CFPB Calls State AGs' Suit Moot Now That It Has Funding

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has told an Oregon federal judge that a suit brought by several state attorneys general over acting Director Russell Vought's alleged refusal to replenish the agency's funding from the Federal Reserve is now moot since the CFPB "has requested and received funding for this quarter."

  • February 13, 2026

    9th Circ. Nixes Chase Atty Fees In Wrongful Garnishment Suit

    The Ninth Circuit has partly revived a suit accusing Chase Bank NA and a debt-collector law firm of illegally garnishing Social Security funds from an Arizona man's retirement accounts, ruling they should have known that the funds were immune from garnishment.

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