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
On June 16, 2025, the New York Attorney General announced it had entered into a stipulated final judgment to settle its suit against a non-bank money transfer provider over alleged violations of federal and state consumer...more
The CFPB recently announced the settlement of a bankruptcy court adversary proceeding filed jointly with the Attorneys General of 11 states against Prehired, LLC (Prehired) and two affiliated companies (Prehired Affiliates)...more
On September 6, 2019, the Bureau filed a complaint in federal court in the Central District of California against Certified Forensic Loan Auditors, LLC (CFLA) and Andrew Lehman (Lehman) in connection with their offering,...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’s focus on debt collection continues. In addition to proposing changes to debt collection rules, analyzing debt collector trade lines, and filing and participating as an amicus in debt-collection litigation, the CFPB...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 December 6, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CFPB”) announced that two days earlier it had filed a complain?t and stipulated final judgment and order against a Nevada-based non-bank mortgage company in...more
The CFPB has filed a proposed Rule 54(b) judgment in the RD Legal Funding case. The proposed judgment provides that “for the reasons stated in the Court’s June 21, 2018 Order, (ECF No. 80), final judgment is hereby entered...more
The CFPB has filed a letter with Judge Preska in which it asks “for a pre-motion conference with the Court for approval to file a motion under Rule 54(b) for entry of a final judgment with respect to the Bureau” in the RD...more
Despite the CFPB’s change in position after Mick Mulvaney’s appointment regarding the need for Nationwide Biweekly Administration to post a bond to stay execution of the $7.9 million judgment obtained by the CFPB, the CFPB...more
The Attorneys General for the states of Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, and Vermont recently took the unusual step of filing a joint motion to intervene to modify the settlement terms of a CFPB enforcement action....more