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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc., alleging that the company engaged in predatory lending ...
A federal judge has ordered a halt, for now, to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) mass staff reduction last ...
After 90% of CFPB staff was laid off this week, industry experts weigh in on what lenders should expect on compliance.
What if your client called the CFPB about a servicing issue, or any issue, and no one answered? Things are changing, but for ...
Tactics like that could be making a comeback. In early January, the CFPB under then-President Joe Biden sued Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance for allegedly ignoring "clear and obvious flags" that ...
“Far from heading to an early grave, the CFPB is alive and kicking — just in a world that largely excludes IMBs [independent mortgage banks] and Big Tech,” James W. Brody, Esq., senior partner at ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dismissed its case against a group of student loan investment vehicles for alleged debt collection violations before a federal judge could approve a $2.25 ...
A memo sent to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) staff on Wednesday calls for a seismic shift away from supervising non-banks and Big Tech financial companies, including payday lenders, ...
Bite 14: CFPB Publishes HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending On March 31, 2025, the CFPB announced that the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act's (the "HMDA") Modified Loan Application Register data for 2024 ...
"We're reallocating resources to address tangible consumer harm," wrote CFPB Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta in a memo to staff. The agency will now focus on mortgage-related issues, data ...