The lender urged the court to dismiss charges under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and state consumer protection laws in a 2024 class-action lawsuit.

Consumers can submit confidential tips to the NCRC related to potential violations of fair lending laws. The information may then be used by the consumer advocate to investigate claims of lending discrimination.

The CFPB this month ended consent orders against four companies, including Apple and U.S. Bank, citing payments of penalties, among other reasons.

Some guidance documents tied to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act were not among the dozens of guidance documents withdrawn by the CFPB earlier this year.

The bureau is considering raising the bar for triggering oversight of nonbanks in consumer reporting, consumer debt collection, automobile lending and international money transfers.

Some of the bureau’s new enforcement and supervision priorities are lacking alignment, according to former CFPB executives.

Cases in which the bureau is seeking to terminate its consent order early or has sought to vacate are tied to Wise US, Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Townstone Financial and Trustmark National Bank.

The restitution checks are tied to a $4.2 million settlement reached in 2023 with Prehired for engaging in illegal student lending services.

The executive order aligns with the bureau’s 2025 supervision and enforcement priorities.

District court denies request from CFPB to pause litigation against Comerica Bank; CFPB drops lawsuit against Zelle; lawsuits involving Military Lending Act moving forward; CFPB stays on case with state AGs; CFSA seeks ruling from Supreme Court on payday loan rule.