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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today sued Military Credit Services, LLC $200,000 for making loans with “improper disclosures”.
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CFPB forges ahead with CID subpoenas
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently filed legal petitions against two financial companies seeking to force them to cooperate with administrative subpoenas known as “civil investigative demands”.
Campaign donations reveal CFPB to be highly partisan
Employees at the bureau made more than 300 donations totaling nearly $50,000 to Democratic candidates. Not a single donation was given in support of a Republican or conservative candidate.
CFPB issues guidance for bank sales incentives
Incentives for employees and service providers to meet sales goals can lead to consumer harm if not properly managed, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in new guidelines issued in the wake of fines recently levied against Wells Fargo.
CFPB requests en banc rehearing in PHH case
Last week, as expected, the CFPB filed a petition requesting another hearing of the case by the full court, or en banc. In the petition, the bureau claims the panel’s ruling “set up what may be the most important separation-of-powers case in a generation.”
CFPB sues over lead-poisoning settlements
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a complaint in federal district court against Access Funding, LLC, for deceiving victims of lead-paint poisoning into signing away future settlement payments in exchange for a significantly lower lump-sum payout.
CFPB proposes rule to streamline consumer data sharing
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a public inquiry into the growing array of services that share consumer data, many of which use bank and credit-card account records to offer low-cost mortgage and consumer loans, as well as tax-preparation tools.
New CFPB report finds troubles with student loans
Student loan borrowers are paying more than $125 million in unnecessary interest charges annually, and more than 8 million borrowers have gone 12 months or more without making any sort of payment, according to the latest ombudsman’s report.
Supervisory highlights report focuses on student loan issues
Qualified students were blocked from affordable loan repayment plans, according to the most recent installment of the supervisory highlights report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Financial enforcement actions down in third quarter of 2016
The rate of federal enforcement activity against financial institutions in the third quarter of 2016 dropped below 7 percent for the first time since 2013, according to industry watchdog organization Continuity.
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