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CFPB announces a $175M settlement with Block, including $120M in refunds to consumers, saying Cash App allowed rampant fraud while misleading its customers

The company blamed “unprecedented growth during the pandemic.”  🤔  —  fortune.com/2025/01/16/j... Justin Maxwell / @303 : hooray  —  got scammed 2x on cashapp a while back (before venmo had paypal's G&S, after which i never used cashapp for purchases again) [embedded post] LinkedIn: Francis X. Riley III : This is no fire-drill.  Regardless of how much of the allegations are true, the focus of the investigation and consent order reveal what peer …

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  • @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on bluesky
    On the heels of Block being fined $80M for lack of money laundering controls in Cash app comes a $55M fine and a requirement to pay up to $120M in refunds for mishandling fraud cases from the CFPB.  —  The company blamed “unprecedented growth during the pandemic.”  🤔  —  fortune.…
  • @303 Justin Maxwell on bluesky
    hooray  —  got scammed 2x on cashapp a while back (before venmo had paypal's G&S, after which i never used cashapp for purchases again) [embedded post]