For the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Tuesday (Oct. 3) looms as the beginning of an existential showdown. The challenge to the bureau’s very constitutionality will be heard by the Supreme Court, where oral arguments will focus on how the organization is funded and whether...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is looking into, and warning students about, the risks faced by students when entering into agreements with colleges for tuition payment plans. The regulator has released a report focused on these plans and the practices of school-based lenders. It will also continue gathering...
America’s biggest credit repair companies could be forced to give up telemarketing. That’s according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which announced Monday (Aug. 28) that it had reached a proposed $2.7 billion settlement against credit repair brands such as Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com. The settlement follows a court ruling that...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Heights Finance Holding, formerly known as Southern Management, and several of its subsidiaries, charging they have engaged in illegal loan-churning practices. The CFPB alleged that the company and its subsidiaries (collectively known as Southern) target struggling borrowers...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken action against Freedom Mortgage Corp. for engaging in illegal activities related to mortgage loan referrals. The CFPB found that Freedom provided real estate brokers and agents with various incentives, including cash payments, paid subscription services and catered...
America’s consumer watchdog wants to crack down on “data brokers” who collect and sell people’s personal information. Speaking at a White House roundtable Tuesday (Aug. 15), Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said his agency wants to prevent “misuse and abuse” by these...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against auto-loan servicer USASF Servicing. USASF is accused of illegally disabling borrowers’ vehicles, improperly repossessing vehicles, double-billing borrowers for insurance premiums, and failing to return refunds to consumers, the CFPB said in a Wednesday (Aug....
America’s consumer watchdog says it’s uncovered deception and abuse in several consumer financial products. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report Wednesday (July 26) that found illegal tactics at work in the auto lending, medical debt and payday loan sectors. “Today’s report furthers...
America’s consumer watchdog says too many workers are falling into TRAPs. That stands for “training repayment agreement provisions,” a form of employer-driven debt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says is impeding worker mobility. “Employer-driven debt poses the risk of suppressing wages and forcing workers to stay...
