Should the CFPB have a say in bank M&As? Bankers will tell you no, but a new bill introduced on Capitol Hill opens up such a possibility.

The consumer credit card market had been booming over the last few years, with debt levels hitting new peaks in 2018 and 2019.

The bureau answered frequently asked questions about Regulation F, with details on when practices may run afoul of the debt collection rule.

Supreme Court won’t hear CFPB case; delay of payday lending rule stymied; CFPB targets top reverse mortgage lender.

The federal regulator will continue to take a close look at mortgage servicers’ actions as a wave of distressed borrowers nears the end of their pandemic-related forbearance programs.

The industry was hoping the FHFA and the Treasury Department would roll back the restriction placed on the GSEs’ use of the qualified mortgage patch.

More than 10 years after a mandate in the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB proposed data collection requirements for small business lending. The proposal could impact around 5,000 lenders.

Consumer advocates are largely pleased with the proposal while lenders sounded alarms. The CFPB acknowledged that the data collection will prompt significant costs.

The settlement would end a class action filed against Sierra Pacific Mortgage for allegedly receiving illegal payments in exchange for referrals of title work.

Bryan Schneider lands at Manatt; New York amends foreclosure requirements; Connecticut extends pandemic-related requirements to federally backed loans; another settlement for Wells Fargo; Mr. Cooper seeking dismissal of lawsuits.