The CFPB is asking states to heighten their efforts to tighten data privacy protection and close gaps with federal laws.

Federal Reserve examiners found that all Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act violations it encountered at banks in 2023 were tied to escrow account requirements.

CSBS is taking a close look at loan officer education compliance; CFPB fines Global Tel Link $3 million; CFPB releases details from student loan survey; pilot study by CFPB finds differences in how lenders treat minorities that own small businesses; Comerica Bank files lawsuit challenging CFPB investigation; Fifth Circuit denies request to reopen case against CFPB’s payday lending rule.

Complaints filed with the CFPB increased by 23.0% in the third quarter. And for the first nine months of the year, complaint volume nearly doubled on an annual basis, led by issues with credit reports. (Includes two data tables.)

The rule, required by the Dodd-Frank Act, will allow consumers to have greater control over their financial data.

Two trade groups representing banks filed a lawsuit the same day the CFPB released its final rule.

Regulations under Section 8 of RESPA are “obsolete and costly with few consumer benefits,” according to the MBA.

State regulators plan to move the One Company, One Exam effort out of pilot into full operation, beginning with larger mortgage companies.

The companies were accused by the CFPB of mishandling credit card disputes and misleading consumers about payment options.

The bureau released guidance that details employers’ responsibilities and consumer protections under the FCRA involving worker surveillance technologies.