On January 30, 2025, the CFPB entered into a consent order with the Company, alleging violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act ("CFPA") and Electronic Fund Transfer Act ("EFTA")....more
On September 13, 2024, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against the company and its owner and CEO, alleging deceptive and abusive acts and practices in violation of the CFPA and violations of TILA and its implementing regulation....more
9/18/2024
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Marketing ,
Regulation Z ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The CFPB entered into consent orders with a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ("HECM," also known as a "reverse mortgage") servicing contractor, its subcontractor, and two of its subcontractor's subsidiaries. The U.S....more
6/24/2024
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HECM ,
HUD ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
RESPA ,
Restitution ,
Reverse Mortgages
The CFPB entered into a consent order with a for-profit vocational school that offered coding programs using income-share agreements ("ISAs") as tuition financing options. Unlike conventional student loans, ISAs are products...more
HIGHLIGHTS: The bank must pay a $37.5 million civil penalty to the CFPB. The bank neither admitted nor denied the allegations but must forfeit unlawfully charged fees and costs to consumers and develop a remediation plan for...more
The CFPB announced an $11 million resolution of Telemarketing Sales Rule and Consumer Financial Protection Act claims against debt-relief payment processors and two individuals for allegedly collecting improper fees from...more