Consumer advocacy groups, on the other hand, have urged the bureau to restore Obama-era interpretations and provide more consumer protection.

The CFPB’s website now includes an interactive enforcement database, plus an option to request rulemaking and archived reports and press releases.

The CFPB’s integrated mortgage disclosure rule has helped reduce borrowing costs particularly for first-time and disadvantaged homebuyers, a new study finds.

The CFPB added four new hires to its executive lineup. Most are lifelong public servants and hail from other federal and state agencies.

Rep. Maxine Waters urges CFPB leadership not to finalize any “midnight” regulations; Upstart receives no-action letter; CFPB brings lawsuits against online lender LendUp Loans and debt-relief service provider DMB.

Much of the conversation over the past few weeks following the election of Joe Biden to the White House has focused on the bureau’s mortgage-related actions.

The CFPB’s latest financial report reveals a 9.4% increase in the agency’s spending in fiscal year 2020 driven by a 5.2% growth in its workforce.

Some 279,000 mortgage borrowers who were current before the pandemic struck are now delinquent but not in forbearance, according to the CFPB.

Mortgage attorneys are warning lenders that the loan originator compensation rule is fast becoming a hotbed for CFPB enforcement actions.

The changes under the final debt collection rule, such as call frequency limitations, will impact the operation of certain mortgage servicers who are now deemed FDCPA debt collectors.