News Release: Nearly 100 Groups Support the CFPB’s “Buy Now Pay Later” Proposal, Which Will Protect Consumers from Harmful Practices
Today, nearly 100 consumer advocacy, civil rights and community organizations and academics submitted a supportive comment on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Interpretive Rule. These groups strongly support the CFPB’s proposal, which simply clarifies that accounts used to access BNPL credit are credit cards that must comply with credit card rules governing disputes, errors, periodic statements and disclosures. Those protections will enhance the safety of BNPL credit and make it easier for consumers to manage their finances.