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Consumer Agency To Target Prepaid Cards
washingtonpost.com 5 days, 22 hours agoThe new federal consumer watchdog agency is considering drafting new rules governing transparency and safety in the rapidly growing market for prepaid cards . Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray said the cards have fewer regulatory protections than bank accounts and debit cards. The agency said it will focus rule-making on three key areas: disclosure of fees and terms, liability for unauthorized transactions and niche product features, such as overdrawing an account. The agency is
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Oakland Seeks To Ease Public Access To Data Online
sfgate.com 2 weeks agoOakland is slowly moving toward adopting a policy like one in San Francisco and other cities that would give the public easy Web access to data the city collects as part of its day-to-day operations. The policy, known...










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