The Conference of State Bank Supervisors in a new white paper encourages nonbank lenders to self-report violations to examiners and build a strong compliance culture.

Equifax agreed to pay up to $700 million to settle federal and state claims regarding its massive 2017 data breach. Consumers can file claims to receive cash reimbursement of up to $20,000 per consumer.

The CFPB and New York attorney general together fined debt collectors more than $60 million for illegal collection practices in a recent enforcement action.

Freedom Debt Relief agreed to settle allegations that it misled consumers who participated in its debt settlement program and charged fees without settling debts as promised.

The CFPB extended the comment period by three months on its advanced notice of proposed rule-making regarding whether to revise additional HMDA data points added under its 2015 rule.

The public release of the complete 2018 HMDA dataset may lead to more fair lending scrutiny as it contains more information and is easy to access. Should lenders be concerned?

The CFPB fined Freedom Mortgage $1.75 million to settle allegations that the nation’s eighth largest home originator intentionally reported inaccurate data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

Residential servicer BSI Financial Services agreed to pay roughly $230,000 for mishandling mortgage servicing transfers. It marks the first mortgage-related enforcement action under Director Kathy Kraninger.