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# Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

News mentioning Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with the latest coverage from Gift Card News.

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## [Can You Cash Out Your Gift Card? A State-by-State Guide](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/can-you-cash-out-your-gift-card-state-by-state-guide/)

Can the last dollars on a gift card become cash? A sourced guide to all 50 states, exact thresholds, digital-card exceptions and official issuer routes.

[Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) September 17, 2026 79 min 

[Research & Trends](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/) Analysis 

## [A Bank on the Card, a Licensing Question Before It](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/us-virtual-card-licensing-mtl-msb-50-states/)

A bank on a virtual card does not settle every licensing question before issuance. Explore all 50 states, federal MSB rules, bank-agent exemptions and the customer-funding gap.

[Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) September 16, 2026 86 min 

[Research & Trends](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/) Analysis 

## [Gift Card Breakage - The money left behind](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/gift-card-breakage-the-money-left-behind/)

What happens to gift card money that goes unspent? An investigation across 14 companies, consumer surveys, Statista data, accounting rules and academic research, with 24…

[Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) September 16, 2026 51 min 

[Research & Trends](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/) Analysis 

## [What people want when they check a gift card balance](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/what-people-want-when-they-check-a-gift-card-balance/)

Why do people check gift card balances? US survey data reveal demand for simpler checks, reasons balances stay unused, and the payment rules that shape the next step.

[Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) September 16, 2026 29 min

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