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Financial institutions must deliver a consumer's financial data to another provider for free, upon the consumer's request The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule today that's ...

On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule the regulator said will give consumers greater rights, privacy, and security over their personal financial data. The bureau ...

New open banking rules have created the potential to enable smaller institutions to compete more effectively with their larger peers — if they're willing to seize the opportunity, writes Susan Foulds, ...

Dear Liz: My husband was the primary account holder on our credit cards and I was the authorized user. When he recently passed away, I was told I had to close the cards. I have tried to open my own ...