Article Archives – CFPB Journal

CFPB settles with Illinois debt collector

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settled with Afni, Inc., last week to address violations in providing information to consumer reporting agencies.

CFPB issues no-action letter to Bank of America

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a no-action letter to Bank of America, N.A., for a proposed small-dollar credit product.

CFPB changes disclosure of records and debt collection rules

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized changes to its regulations regarding the disclosure of records and information. It also published a portion of its long-awaited Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rulemaking to modernize and clarify rules around third-party debt collection.

CFPB settles with Washington Federal

Seattle-based Washington Federal Bank., N.A., has settled with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over allegations it reported inaccurate Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

CFPB makes GSE patch extension official

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule to extend the Government-Sponsored Enterprise patch until the mandatory compliance date of a final rule amending the General Qualified Mortgage loan definition in Regulation Z.

College credit card agreements continue dropping

Institutions of higher learning are offering fewer co-branded cards to students, continuing a trend, according to a report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

CFPB offers guidance for early termination of consent orders

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offered guidance for how institutions may apply for early termination of a consent order and how the CFPB will evaluate early termination applications.

CFPB launches crackdown on phantom and abusive debt collection

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a nationwide law enforcement and outreach initiative to protect consumers from phantom debt collection and abusive and threatening debt collection practices.

CFPB settles with auto lender

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settled with Lobel Financial Corporation over allegations of unfair practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

Proposed small business data collection rules would exclude smaller lenders

Under a new set of proposals from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, smaller lenders would be excluded from small business data collection requirements. The proposals are part of the implementation of section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires that data be collected and reported for small-business lending as well as lending to women- and minority-owned businesses.