The Los Angeles-based lender agreed to a $31 million payout to settle charges it engaged in redlining by denying residents in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods fair access to mortgage credit.

Complaints filed with the CFPB by military personnel about identity theft have increased from 234 in 2014 to 1,124 in 2022. Steady income and frequent relocation make servicemembers easy targets.

Electronic Fund Transfer Act protections apply to prepaid card accounts loaded with government benefits, according to an amicus brief filed by the CFPB in a lawsuit against Bank of America.

COO held liable for fraud scheme; companies offering negative option subscriptions on alert; NY law firm settles with CFPB; court says CFPB enforcement authority extends to scholarship assistance marketing.

The CFPB’s latest regulatory agenda includes some pending priorities and some new ones. Two of the new items would require nonbanks to register with the bureau.

The New York Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act reverses a court ruling that said the voluntary discontinuance of a foreclosure revoked the acceleration of a mortgage loan and its six-year statute of limitations.

For lenders trying to make bank statement loans that qualify as QMs, a little-noticed addition to a Regulation Z commentary could create uncertainty around whether they’ve properly verified the borrower’s income.

The bureau and the New York Office of the Attorney General are suing Michigan-based auto lender Credit Acceptance Corp. over violations of federal and state consumer protection laws.

The CFPB is facing criticism from attorneys over its unusually late issuance of annually updated thresholds in Regulation Z’s provisions implementing various laws and rules.

Industry trade groups said the bureau’s proposal lacks both a meaningful opportunity for comment and context. Consumer advocates, though, argued that a dataset is necessary and said it should focus primarily on consumer experiences.