The CFPB Takes Action Against VyStar Credit Union
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Close Look at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Proposal to Supervise Large Nonbank Providers of Digital Wallets and Payment Apps
Navigating the SEC's Whistleblower Enforcement Wave: A Guide for Financial Institutions — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Status of the DOJ's Combatting Redlining Initiative — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CARS Rule: What You Need To Know About the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Motor Vehicle Dealer Trade Regulation Rule, Part I
Year in Review and a Look Ahead: Unraveling the Threads of Class Action Litigation — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Chris Willis Discusses the 2023 CFS Year in Review and A Look Ahead
The Future of Digital Consumer Payment Applications: CFPB's Proposed Larger Participant Rule – The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Biden Admin “Junk Fees” Initiative Continues: What the Latest Actions Mean for the Consumer Financial Services and Rental Housing Industries, Pt 1
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Policy Statement on Abusive Acts and Practices Under the Consumer Financial Protection Act
A Look at Recent Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Initiatives Concerning Privacy and Data Security
While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) may have halted certain operations, it is remaining active in certain litigation, including cases brought by multistate attorneys general. Recently, the CFPB signaled...more
On April 29, the CFPB filed a proposed order in federal court seeking final judgment against three California-based defendants for engaging in unlawful fee-charging practices and deceptive telemarketing. According to the...more
On May 17, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has entered into a stipulated judgment and order to resolve a civil action that it previously filed against a debt settlement company in...more
On May 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a settlement with DMB Financial LLC, a Massachusetts-based debt-settlement company....more
On December 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed suit against a Massachusetts debt settlement and relief company over alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more
Last week, the CFPB filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court against Performance SLC LLC, Performance Settlement, and Daniel Crenshaw, the owner and CEO of the two companies. Performance SLC is a...more
On November 5, 2020, the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had filed a complaint against a California student loan debt settlement company and the company’s CEO in the U.S. District Court for the...more
On July 9, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California entered a stipulated final judgment and order in case number 17-cv-06484, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Freedom Debt Relief,...more
The CFPB announced that it has settled the lawsuit it filed in a California federal district court against Freedom Debt Relief (FDR) and its CEO for alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and the...more
On November 8, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced it filed suit in federal court in California against a national debt-settlement services provider and its CEO based on alleged violations of the...more
The CFPB has filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court against Freedom Debt Relief (FDR) and its CEO for alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). ...more
The CFPB announced that it had simultaneously filed two complaints and corresponding proposed stipulated final judgments in a California federal district court in actions against four credit repair companies and three...more
The CFPB has filed a complaint in a California federal district court against three law firms and two individual attorneys alleging that they offered debt relief services to consumers in violation of the Telemarketing Sales...more
The CFPB announced that it has filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court against a credit repair company for alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)....more
The latest chapter in the CFPB’s “comprehensive effort to address consumer harm and to root out unlawful practices across the debt settlement industry” is a settlement announced yesterday with Global Client Solutions, “a...more