New banking rules are about to make it easier to shop around between competing providers of consumer financial services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the government's consumer watchdog, finalized rules Tuesday requiring banks and other financial companies to transfer customer data to a new provider at the customer's request. The changes will go into effect for the largest companies starting in April 2026, with smaller ones having until 2030 to comply.
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