On May 20, 2024, the CFPB announced a settlement with a telemarketing company that offers student loan debt relief services to resolve allegations that it violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR") and the Consumer...more
On November 15, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that a nonbank installment lender agreed to settle allegations that it was violating a 2019 consent order. The Company is a publicly traded online...more
11/16/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Payday Loans ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that a non-bank residential mortgage loan originator violated the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ("HMDA") by submitting inaccurate...more
On July 11, 2023, the CFPB announced two consent orders against a large national bank, settling allegations that the bank illegally charged consumers multiple non-sufficient fund fees for the same transaction, withheld cash...more
7/12/2023
/ Banks ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fees ,
Regulation Z ,
Returned Check Fees ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On December 22, 2022, the CFPB filed an administrative consent order against an International Remittance Company headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. The order alleges that from 2013 until 2021, the International...more
HIGHLIGHTS: CFPB announced that it is filing a lawsuit today against a nationwide credit reporting agency, two related companies, and a top executive for violating a January 2017 consent order with the CFPB. ...more