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The coronavirus pandemic of 2021 and 2021 may be forever remembered for the mask wearing, but what you and credit unions should be be paying attention to is everything the pandemic has unmasked.

WASHINGTON—The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against 3rd Generation, Inc., doing business as California Auto Finance, for illegally charging interest for late payment on its Loss Damage Waiver (LDW) product without its customers’ knowledge.

ATLANTA—Two Atlanta men and others were sentenced to federal prison after engaging in identity theft and stolen credit cards that were then used to buy millions of dollars’ worth of cigarettes.

LONDON—The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined American Express Services Europe Limited £90,000 for sending more than four million marketing emails to customers who did not want to receive them.

MADISON, Wis.–WOCCU has announced a new webinar: “The School of Dreamers: Growing Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion in Peru.”

SAN JOSE, Calif.—PayPal is eyeing life beyond the checkout button.

BOSTON – Noting a high-cost predatory loan is only made worse when the loan is larger and longer, residents in some states have been gaining protections while others are paying even more than before the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new report from the National Consumer Law Center.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.–CO-OP Financial Services has announced the results of its recent board elections, including the naming of a new chair.

BOULDER CITY, Nev.–CU Pride, the LGBTQ+ association for the credit union industry, has announced plans to host its first CU Pride Leadership Conference in June.