The bureau filed a series of annual reports ranging from the credit card market to compliance with the Plain Writing Act.

Senate returns CFPB director nomination; Newrez settles servicing issues with Massachusetts; CFPB makes annual inflation adjustments for mortgage regulations.

The District of Columbia Circuit has granted the National Treasury Employees Union’s request for en banc rehearing of its lawsuit against CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought.

Credit repair organizations are influencing consumers to file complaints with the CFPB in an attempt to remove negative, even if accurate, data from their credit reports, according to the Consumer Data Industry Association.

Consumer advocates said the proposed changes will make it even more difficult for underserved markets to access credit, particularly people of color that continue to experience redlining and lending discrimination.

Consumers can submit confidential tips to the NCRC related to potential violations of fair lending laws. The information may then be used by the consumer advocate to investigate claims of lending discrimination.

The organization that represents state mortgage regulators supports a request from the MBA for a grace period for initial filing of Mortgage Call Report Version 7.

Although the bureau isn’t enforcing its payday lending rule, members of the small-dollar lending industry said the rule is still limiting customers’ “payment flexibility.”

The CFPB will focus on debanking in 2026, while the NCUA shifted how it will evaluate potential discrimination under fair lending laws.

Trade groups and consumer advocates go different ways in their feedback on proposed changes to data collection on small-business lending.