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.

The Government Accountability Office recommended that the CFPB clarify which financial institutions can offer rehabilitation programs to private student loan borrowers. But the bureau decided otherwise.