News & Analysis as of August 16, 2025

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - June 2025: Hot AG Summer kicks off with California's largest-ever CCPA...

Hudson Cook, LLP on 7/9/2025

California Attorney General Bonta entered into the state's largest California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") settlement to date with a website publisher for $1.55 million....more

CFPB Narrows Supervision and Enforcement, Leaving Broader Focus to States

Venable LLP on 4/23/2025

The CFPB confirmed in a recent memo to staff that it is shifting its tone on supervision and enforcement—even as reports circulate about significant staffing cuts and potential structural changes at the agency. ...more

The State Consumer Protection Beat: State AGs Kick Off 2025 with a String of Actions and Support for the CFPB

Hudson Cook, LLP on 4/4/2025

The first two months of 2025 were filled with numerous consumer protection actions by state AGs against vehicle dealers and players in the mortgage space, among others. ...more

Pennsylvania attorney general sues mortgage brokers for illegal kickback scheme

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/24/2025

Recently, a complaint was filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through Attorney General Michelle A. Henry (AG) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, accusing a group of mortgage brokers...more

Litigation Risk for Mortgage Lenders with a Less Active CFPB

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/20/2025

With the recent developments at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), many mortgage lenders have been left wondering about the extent to which the CFPB will enforce federal laws governing the mortgage lending...more

Massachusetts AG sues Hometap, saying company offers illegal home equity investments that really are reverse mortgages

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/25/2025

Alleging that a Boston company “pervasively and systematically violated the state’s consumer protection laws, including mortgage and foreclosure prevention laws, putting financially vulnerable homeowners at high risk of...more

The State AG Report – 10.10.2024

Cozen O'Connor on 10/11/2024

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •GOP AGs Urge Congress to Tune In and Support AM Radio in...more

AG Coalition Calls for an End to Mortgage Convenience Fees

Cozen O'Connor on 4/15/2022

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 23 state AGs in calling upon the CFPB to prohibit mortgage servicers from imposing convenience fees on consumers, in response to the CFPB’s recent Request for Information Regarding...more

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (December 13, 2021)

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/14/2021

Thank you for your interest in the Wiley Consumer Protection Download! This will be our last publication of 2021, with our bi-weekly newsletter returning in January 2022. Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments...more

Director Chopra promotes aggressive enforcement in remarks to National Association of State Attorneys General

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/10/2021

In remarks given on Tuesday to the National Association of State Attorneys General (NAAG), CFPB Director Chopra promoted an aggressive approach to enforcement by both the CFPB and state attorneys general (AGs)....more

Financial Services Report - Spring 2021

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/2/2021

Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more

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