CFPB proposes rule aimed at a fee rarely charged by banks; Connecticut regulator alleges unlicensed mortgage origination activity by LoanSnap; the CFPB and seven state AGs partner on a lawsuit against a debt-relief company; CFPB warns of scam targeting elderly.

The CFPB has a goal to close 65% of its enforcement investigations within two years of the start of an investigation. The agency has been nowhere near that goal in recent years.

Response Tree allegedly operated more than 50 websites that used deception and dark patterns to trick consumers into providing personal information that was sold to telemarketers.

The CFPB and nonbank mortgage lender Townstone Financial presented their arguments to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The arguments centered on whether ECOA applies to prospective applicants.

A coalition of state attorneys general filed letters to the CFPB and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency noting that banks frequently refuse to cooperate with states’ enforcement investigations.

The bureau and the Department of Justice sued a Texas land developer and a mortgage lender over an alleged predatory lending scheme.

Researchers with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that banks with diverse stakeholders — groups like borrowers, depositors and employees — are more averse to inequality and have a higher propensity to approve mortgage applications for minority borrowers.

The civil monetary penalty and consumer redress are tied to freezes on unemployment benefits accounts during the pandemic.

Legislation introduced by Kentucky Republican Andy Barr would rein in the CFPB’s use of its unfair, deceptive and abusive acts or practices authority.

Illinois delays vote on CRA regulations; FCC closes lead generator loophole; Biden vetoes bill disapproving 1071; CFPB adjusts asset thresholds under HMDA, TILA; bureau issues report on overdraft fees; CFPB shutters medical debt collector.