The CFPB is looking to hire roughly 25 tech-savvy employees to aid in supervision and enforcement. The positions to be filled range from data scientists to user experience designers.

ACE Cash Express, a payday lender, is being sued by the CFPB for concealing free repayment plans from borrowers. The PE-owned ACE denies the charges.

Banks significantly increase residential lending to minority borrowers after enforcement decisions and orders, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve.

While affirming a district court ruling against CashCall, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said the California-based lender’s behavior was reckless and justified higher penalties.

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In its annual report, the bureau highlights recent enforcement actions.

The bureau will be adding up to 20 new employees, most of them attorneys, as it prepares to take aim at larger firms and recidivism.

Attorneys believe the bureau categorizing some enforcement cases as fair lending-related, even without violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, suggests a shift in its approach on the issue.

The advice from attorneys at the law firm Venable centered around understanding enforcement entities’ motivations and circumstances for bringing the claims.

The bureau is invoking its largely unused authority to examine nonbanks when it believes they are engaging in risky conduct that could harm consumers.