CFPB: Block, Cash App fraud handling consumer protection case
Regulator
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
acted against
Against
The CFPB found Block used weak security for Cash App and failed to properly investigate and resolve disputes over unauthorized transactions.
The case
- Regulator
- US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Decided
- Jan 16, 2025
- Status
- Settled
- Outcome
- The CFPB ordered Block to provide up to USD 120 million in consumer redress and pay a USD 55 million penalty.
- Amount
- $175 million
History
1 dated entryCFPB: Block, Cash App fraud handlingSource
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