Foreclosure starts rose nearly 20%, while completed foreclosures were up 32% from last year.

Several complaint categories saw significant increases on a quarter-to-quarter basis, while grievances tied to student loans dropped. (Includes two data tables.)

Cost and regulatory burdens were cited as reasons for rescinding a 2024 rule that would have required nonbanks to report if they had been penalized for violating consumer financial laws.

CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought has yet to request any funding for the CFPB in fiscal year 2026. His actions mimic those of a former bureau acting director.

The trade group called for clear federal guidance on existing laws to provide regulatory certainty and facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence by the mortgage industry.

The bureau’s new interpretive rule could call into question the legality of state laws that aim to ban medical debt and other information from credit reports.

The bureau repealed some amendments over concerns that the process for deciding dispositive motions concentrated authority with the director of the bureau.

The Inspector General attributed the information security issues to the loss of contractor resources and departure of agency personnel.

CFPB ends TransUnion’s consent order early; federal court pauses compliance with Section 1033 rule; CSBS releases latest version of the Mortgage Call Report; MISMO is accepting comments on the Mortgage Compliance Dataset Version 2.0; court declines to pause CFPB’s PACE financing rulemaking.

Quarterly profits were up at both Fannie and Freddie, but were down significantly on a year-to-date basis due to a weak first half of 2025. (Includes data table.)