Consumer agency drops Zelle lawsuit against big banks

CFPB drops Zelle lawsuit in latest reversal under Trump administration
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped its lawsuit over peer-to-peer payment system Zelle, the latest in a series of dismissals from this department under President Donald Trump's administration.
CFPB drops lawsuit against Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is dropping its lawsuit against the company that runs the Zelle payment platform and three U.S. banks as federal agencies continue to pull back on previous enforcement actions now that President Donald Trump is back in office.
Consumer agency drops Zelle lawsuit against big banks in latest legal pullback
The CFPB has dropped a lawsuit accusing Zelle and its bank backers of failing to clamp down on fraud. It's Trump administration's latest move to drop enforcement actions.
Vought-led CFPB drops Zelle fraud lawsuit against banking giants
The case was dismissed "with prejudice," meaning it cannot be brought again, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a filing.
CFPB lets banks off the hook and drops Zelle lawsuit
The CFPB, which enforces regulations against the financial services industry, had claimed in its December 2024 lawsuit that the organizations had not effectively protected Zelle users “from widespread fraud,” causing customers of Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo to lose a combined $870 million since Zelle launched in 2017.
CFPB drops lawsuit against banks behind payment system Zelle
The CFPB, under acting director Russell Vought, dropped a lawsuit today against three of the largest banks in the U.S. The banks are co-owners of the peer-to-peer payment system Zelle and had been accused of failing to “take meaningful action” against fraud that cost customers $870 million.
CFPB drops Zelle fraud lawsuit
A CFPB lawsuit filed in December alleged that customers of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo have lost more than $870 million collectively since Zelle launched in 2017. Photo illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Feds drop lawsuit targeting big banks over Zelle fraud
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dismissed its lawsuit against Zelle's operator and its owner banks.
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