Loan officers employed with the megabank since May 2016 claim the depository unlawfully required significant off-the-clock work and failed to properly calculate overtime.
As more borrowers look to modify their debt when pandemic-related moratoriums end, the CFPB is likely to increase scrutiny of companies offering such relief, an industry attorney said.
A Washington state court found that student loan servicer Navient deceived borrowers, parents and others who put their credit on the line about how its co-signer release program works.
The proposed rulemaking only addresses the question of whether it would be appropriate in light of the effects of the pandemic to allow creditors to continue making QMs under the debt-to-income ratio rule.
The bureau has clarified that prohibitions against discrimination found in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B include bias against sexual orientation and gender identity.